Take a look at our latest news items and updates from across Wessex Cancer Alliance.
Cervical Cancer Prevention Week 2025
Monday 20th January, marks the start of Cervical Cancer Prevention Week. We want to use this week to raise awareness about the importance of Cervical screening and the HPV vaccine…
Celebrating Personalised Care Conference
We are delighted to invite nurses and AHPs supporting people with cancer to join us for the Celebrating Personalised Care Conference which will be held in Southampton on March 6,…
Help Us Help You Campaign Launches for New Year
If you have tummy troubles such as discomfort or diarrhoea for three weeks or more, or seen blood in your pee – even just once, contact your GP practice. That…
ACCEND ePortfolio Launched for Wessex Cancer Workforce
We’ve partnered with the Greater Manchester Cancer Academy to provide the Cancer workforce in Wessex with access to a digital, interactive ePortfolio. This system is built around the capabilities and…
HSJ Award for Workforce Initiative of the Year
A national initiative to improve training and education for cancer care professionals, led by Cheshire and Merseyside Cancer Alliance (CMCA) has been given a prestigious healthcare award. The Supportive and…
Working Towards Positive Change in Cancer Care: UKONS Conference 2024
Two colleagues from Wessex Cancer Alliance, Mary Edwards and Helen Perry, were invited to present posters of their work at the UKONS conference this year. The conference was entitled “working…
Thousands of cancers caught early through NHS lung checks
More than 5,000 people in England have been diagnosed with lung cancer earlier thanks to an innovative NHS initiative, which uses mobile scanning trucks to visit local communities. The NHS…
Wessex Celebrates Fifteen Years of Acute Oncology Services
Monday 7 October, 2024 marks the beginning on Acute Oncology Week – a new celebration week, designed to acknowledge the Acute Oncology Services across the country. At this years annual…
Wessex Cancer Alliance Practice Nurse Education Events – Registration Open!
Wessex Cancer Alliance Practice Nurse Education Events As part of our Alliance’s 2024 Local Improvement Scheme (LIS), we are hosting a series of free evening education events for practice nurses.…
Know the Signs – Autumn Cancer Awareness Campaign Launches Across Wessex
Today is the launch of our Autumn cancer awareness campaign -Know the Signs. The aim of this campaign is to help people recognise the signs and symptoms of cancer and…
Principles of Personalised Care Module – Assessment Day
Principles of Personalised Care Module Assessment Day Monday 9th September was the assessment day for the Principles of Personalised Care module. It was an opportunity for the students to showcase…
Online Demonstration for New Toolkit
Wessex Cancer Alliance has developed an interactive toolkit and self-audit tool to support the improvement of care and services for people with cancer, by encouraging a standardised approach to screening…
Vacancy: Clinical Leadership for Tumour Site Pathway Work
Four roles for clinical leadership and engagement are now available at Wessex Cancer Alliance. These roles will provide clinical leadership as part of the faster diagnosis priority pathway programme of…
Join Our Team – Projects Officer Vacancy
Would you like to work with us? We are currently looking for a Projects Officer to join our team. We are pleased to share this exciting opportunity to work with…
Save the Date – Research and Innovation Event
The world of cancer research is increasingly complex, and recruitment into clinical trials increasingly challenging. At the same time the opportunities brought by newer technologies such as cancer vaccines are…
Opportunity for Practice Nurse to Join Our Team
Wessex Cancer Alliance is welcoming Expressions of Interest from Nurses working in Primary Care to join our team working closely with the existing Nurses, WCA GPs, Wessex Cancer Alliance Programme…
New Cancer Careers Website Launched
Wessex Cancer Alliance is proud to launch their new cancer careers website. The website has been developed by the Alliance’s Workforce team, to promote and showcase the variety of roles…
Tackling Inequalities in Cancer Care
New website launches highlighting how we are using Community Research to create lasting change… We are delighted to be involved in the launch of a brand-new Community Research website, championing…