Working together to lead and inspire innovation and improvement in cancer care for all people in Dorset, Hampshire and the Isle of Wight.
Who We Are
Wessex Cancer Alliance brings together clinicians and managers from health, social care and other services to transform diagnosis, treatment and care for cancer patients. These partnerships enable care to be more effectively planned across local cancer pathways.
Wessex Cancer Alliance was established to coordinate and ensure effective delivery of the Wessex Strategic Vision for Cancer, first published in May 2015. Since that time Alliances have evolved nationally to become the single point of leadership of cancer services across a defined geography. In future they may take on accountability for system performance and financial management of cancer services across a local area.
Our vision is to ensure that people with cancer and their families in Dorset, Hampshire and the Isle of Wight will have the best possible experience and outcomes from their care.
The National Picture
The NHS 10-Year Health Plan for England was formally published on Thursday 3rd July 2025.
The plan will deliver three big shifts in how the NHS works which will enable rapid progress on the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of cancer. This includes:
- Shifting from hospital to community which will make it easier to access cancer screening, diagnostic and treatment services in patients’ local areas, with more choice for people on how and where they access these services.
- Shifting from analogue to digital which will ensure the NHS is able to harness the power of technological innovation to improve the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of all cancers.
- Shifting from sickness to prevention which will enable the NHS to identify those who are at greatest risk of developing cancer earlier and make it easier for everyone to access screening services.
The Department of Health and Social Care have produced a summary of how the 10-Year Health Plan applies to cancer