Wessex Cancer Alliance Campaigns and Toolkits

Please find local information and communication toolkits below, that you can use to support the various Cancer campaigns. Please check back regularly, as we will update these toolkits and add new ones, as we deliver different campaigns each year.

Bowel Cancer Awareness Campaign – 2026

A new Bowel Cancer toolkit has been shared for 2026. This toolkit is designed to support communications around Bowel Cancer Awareness Month in April 2026, which marks 20 years since the start of the NHS Bowel Cancer Screening Programme.

Download the toolkit here.

Mouth and Throat Cancers Campaign – November 2025

This is a Wessex Cancer Alliance campaign, designed to help raise awareness of the symptoms of mouth and throat cancers. Primary Care teams can use the information below, to support and promote this campaign to their patients and the public.

Mouth and Throat Cancers Communications Toolkit – 2025

Symptom awareness posters for both mouth and throat cancers will be posted to each GP practice in early November. Electronic versions are available below.

Posters
Download Poster 1
Download Poster 2

Social Media Images
Download Image 1
Download Image 2
Download Image 3
Download Image 4

View our Webinar on Mouth and Throat Cancers for Primary Care:

Part 1 – Earlier Diagnosis of Mouth and Throat Cancers

Watch Part 2 – Managing the oral health of head and neck cancer patients here

Additional mouth cancer awareness resources are available to order or download from:

• Oral Health Foundation Mouth Cancer
• Mouth Cancer Foundation Education Resources on Mouth Cancer | Prevention & Support

Know the Signs – 2025

This is a Wessex Cancer Alliance campaign, designed to help raise awareness of the signs and symptoms of cancer, NHS cancer screening programmes and the importance of early diagnosis. Primary Care teams can use the information below, to support and promote this campaign to their patients and the public.

2025 Communications toolkit

Download Posters  and Social Media images here

Stoptober 2025

Stoptober is back this October to encourage and support smokers to quit for good.

You can find resources including a partner toolkit, static and animated social assets, posters, digital screens and email signatures to help you support the campaign in your area.

This year’s key message is: Make it to 28 days smoke-free and you’re 5 times more likely to quit for good. There are also editable resources should you wish to include details of local websites and services.

Stoptober – Campaign Resources

Better Health – Quit Smoking

Know the Signs of Lung Cancer  – June 2025

This June, Wessex Cancer Alliance is raising awareness of lung cancer and the signs and symptoms to look out for. Please help us raise awareness by sharing some of the assets we have prepared for this campaign.

Toolkit – with suggested copy, social media and useful links
Please see our toolkit with all the links to the relevant information here.

Please email us if you would like a copy of the campaign poster, or leaflets sent to your GP Practice, PCN or Pharmacy.

Download a copy of the Poster here

Download our social media images here:

• sized for Instagram and Facebook
• sized for LinkedIn and X

Skin Cancer Awareness Month – May 

May is Skin Cancer Awareness month. There are a number of charities and organisations with dedicated information and assets that you can use, to help promote the key messages about prevention.

Please see our toolkit with all the links to the relevant information here.

Bowel Cancer Awareness Campaign

New for 2025: Bowel Cancer Screening Campaign toolkit (Courtesy of South West Region)

Bowel Cancer UK have also shared their toolkit for April 2025:
Click here to view

Information from 2024:

Please see Campaign toolkit here. (Updated for 2025)

Primary Care Resources to support this campaign:

• GatewayC – Bowel Cancer resources can be found on the GatewayC website:
  Webinars
  Courses
• For details of the Wessex colorectal pathway and FIT guidance please see our dedicated page here
• FIT and Lower GI Referrals: Watch our Lunch and Learn webinar here
• Information for your patients about FIT and completing the test can be found here

FIT Sample Posters – please put this in public spaces to help raise awareness
Poster 1
Poster 2
Poster 3

Please also direct patients to Cancer Matters Wessex, for further support and guidance.

Oesophageal Cancer Awareness Month – February

All the information and assets to support this campaign, are available on this dedicated webpage

Please contact us, if you need any support accessing these materials or if you have any questions about this campaign.

Stoptober 2024

Stoptober is back this October to encourage and support smokers to quit for good.

You can find resources including a partner toolkit, static and animated social assets, posters, digital screens and email signatures to help you support the campaign in your area.

All assets feature the key message Stop smoking for Stoptober and you’re 5 times more likely to quit for good. There are also editable versions should you wish to include details of local websites and services.

Stoptober – Campaign Resources

Better Health – Quit Smoking

Breast Cancer Awareness Month October 2024

Every October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, which is marked worldwide to show support for everyone affected by breast cancer. We are expecting UK-based charities to lead public-facing awareness raising efforts and we want to support with relevant content, to add the NHS England voice with a call to action for all women to attend their breast screening appointments when invited. To support this, we will be using NHS channels to remind women about the importance of attending breast screening appointments when invited and encouraging healthcare professionals and services to promote key messages across their channels. Please share our messages and videos on your own NHSE social media channels/newsletters.

Breast screening insights
Research has shown that barriers to attending screening appointments include:

• Fear and anxiety that the procedure would be painful and uncomfortable.
• Not knowing what to expect – fear of the unknown.
• Embarrassment talking about and showing their body.
• Not knowing/wanting confirmation that a female healthcare professional would carry out the procedure

More information about what to expect could help prepare people and would help combat some of these feelings of fear, anxiety and embarrassment. Information as to why screening is important and what it looks for, support to overcome fear and anxiety and making it easier to attend an appointment were all key factors in overcoming barriers to attending.

Download social media image 1 here (Breast Screening Saves Lives)
Download image 2 here (Know what is normal for you)
Download image 3 here (Signs and Symptoms of Breast Cancer)

Please visit NHS Futures for suggested social media posts to support Breast Cancer Awareness Month.

Ovarian Cancer Awareness Campaign

Please see Communications toolkit here.

Please use the visual assets provided for this campaign:

Main image of all symptoms – this can be used on your GP Screens as well

Individual Symptom images:
urinary symptoms
pain in tummy
reduced appetite
persistent bloating
all symptoms for social media use

Poster for printing – please put this in public spaces to help raise awareness

Please also direct patients to our dedicated Ovarian Cancer webpage on Cancer Matters Wessex , for further support and guidance.