Local and National Contracts
We are currently updating this page for the 2025/26 contracts. More information will be available shortly.
This page contains information on the PCN GP contract 25/26 as well as information on the Cancer Prevention and Early Diagnosis Local improvement projects. We have a team of people here to support you with the following national and local contract requirements relating to cancer. If you have any questions or would like some support please email us at wessexcanceralliance@wca.uhs.nhs.uk
Prevention & Early Diagnosis Local Improvement Scheme 25/26
We are working with Hampshire and Isle of Wight ICB and Dorset ICB to develop local contracts to support PCNs in developing early cancer diagnosis initiatives in line with the national long-term plan. Please see below for the contracts relevant to your ICB area.
Hampshire and Isle of Wight
Prevention & Early Diagnosis Local Improvement Scheme 2025-26
Communities of Practice
Upcoming meetings in your area:
Contacts: Dr Christine Glew and Lucy Pickup
- Thurs 19th June 1-2pm
- Wed 24th Sep 1-2pm
- Thurs 4th Dec 1-2pm
Contacts: Dr David Isaac, Dr Virginia Quiney, Nicola Duffield and Emily Bowman
- Wed 18th June
- Wed 17th September
- Wed 17th December
Contacts: Dr Nicola Robinson and Tamzen Hogben
- Wed 11th June
- Wed 10th September
- Wed 10th December
Contacts: Dr Kathryn Armitage and Dr Helen Platts
- 10th September 2025
- 10th December 2025
- 11th March 2026
COPD and Lung Cancer
PCNs are encouraged to promote this webinar to all clinical staff completing COPD reviews to ensure everyone is fully aware of the COPD requirement of this year’s Local Improvement Scheme and how this will be monitored.
The webinar addresses the complexity of diagnosing lung cancer in COPD patients and provides some practical tips on how to identify red flags during COPD reviews. Please circulate this webinar across your PCNs to ensure all appropriate staff have had the opportunity to attend.
2025/26 PCN DES – National Contract
The cancer specific elements include:
8.3.1. A PCN must seek to improve health outcomes for its population using a data-driven approach and population health management techniques in line with guidance and the CORE20PLUS5 approach:
c) reviewing cancer referral practice in collaboration with partners and working to improve early diagnosis; and
d) working with partners to improve screening uptake, inclusive of breast, bowel and cervical cancer.
If you have signed up to the WCA Local Improvement Scheme or Dorset Incentive Scheme then this will support you in achieving 8.3.1c) through the Primary Care Cancer Audit element.
For support with the improving screening requirement 8.3.1d) you may want to visit the Cancer Screening Programmes page within the Primary Care Toolkit or contact our team at wessexcanceralliance@wca.uhs.nhs.uk
Investment and Impact Fund
The IIF indicator for FIT and Lower GI suspected cancer referrals remains the same as the previous year:
CAN04 – The proportion of patients who have had a lower gastrointestinal urgent suspected cancer referral in the reporting year where at least one urgent suspected cancer referral was accompanied by a faecal immunochemical test result, with the result recorded in the 21 days leading up to the referral.
For more details on FIT and the Wessex Lower GI pathway please see our Symptomatic FIT page
Further support
We have a team of people here to support you in achieving the aims of the PCN DES for Early Diagnosis. If you would like to get in touch please email wessexcanceralliance@wca.uhs.nhs.uk
Cancer Matters Wessex is a dedicated public-facing website for people in Hampshire, Dorset and the Isle of Wight who need support or advice about cancer. The site provides information about cancer signs and symptoms, the referral process, what happens when you are diagnosed with cancer, and local and national support available.
