Cancer Alliance

As part of the Programme Communications and Stakeholder Engagement Strategy the programme team is keen on keeping the stakeholders in the system well informed on the latest developments. We will do this by sending brief updates systematically to all those involved in delivering the best possible care in cancer services within the Alliance footprint.

In the last 2 weeks the programme has:

• Recruited a Communications and Stakeholder Engagement Manager to ensure we can engage and involve people in our plans effectively
• Discussed with NHS England and NHS Improvement how we work together to ensure we are delivering on the 62 day waiting time standard for Cancer across Humber, Coast and Vale and provided performance information to the
• National Cancer Board
• Agreed a way forward for the Hull and East Riding Locality Group
• Held the “Improving Lung Cancer Care” stakeholder event on 1st December 2017; bringing together clinicians/nursing teams, commissioners, GPs and primary care staff and patients and carers. At the event we discussed:
  •  Learning from the Manchester pilot project delivering the Lung Health
    Check Programme
  • Dr Dan Jones’ research into primary care significant event analysis
  • Current provision of lung cancer services in Humber, Coast and Vale
  • Next steps for improving lung cancer care in Humber, Coast and Vale.
  • Agreed a process to re-prioritise spending within the programme in case any projected underspend is confirmed by early January 2018
  • Started an activity modelling exercise as a result of the delivery of the Alliance main projects
• Agreed a detailed work plan for the Diagnostic Consolidation programme
• Next stakeholder updates will be on:
  • Friday 12 January 2018
  • Friday 19 January 2018

Rafael Cicci
Director – HCV Cancer Alliance Programme

As part of the Programme Communications and Stakeholder Engagement Strategy the programme team is keen on keeping the stakeholders in the system well informed on the latest developments. We will do this by sending brief updates systematically to all those involved in delivering the best possible care in cancer services within the Alliance footprint.

This week the programme has:

• Had its first NHS England, NHS Improvement and HCV Cancer Alliance weekly tripartite meeting.
• Discussed governance arrangements and potential way forward for the three locality programme groups
• Agreed a deputy commissioning representation for the lead commissioner at the Cancer Alliance Board and communications with all commissioners at the Commissioning Collaborative forum
• Continued to develop the cancer dashboard for the next Programme Executive meeting on the 1st December 2017
• Agreed that detailed programme plans that are ready to go to Programme Executive
• Discussed with NHS England and NHS Improvement the Cancer Alliance role in system and particular with Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust
• Continued recruitment to strengthen the programme management team and agreed management accountant support
• Registration for the Improving Lung Cancer stakeholder event on 1 December 2017 is now live on Eventbrite. This event is open to lung cancer clinicians/nursing teams; commissioners; GPs and primary care staff; patients and carers.
• Next stakeholder updates will be on:
  • Friday 01 December 2017
  • Friday 08 December 2017

Rafael Cicci
Director – HCV Cancer Alliance Programme

As part of the Programme Communications and Stakeholder Engagement Strategy the programme team is keen on keeping the stakeholders in the system well informed on the latest developments. We will do this by sending brief updates systematically to all those involved in delivering the best possible care in cancer services within the Alliance footprint.

This week the programme has:

• Had the first Programme Executive on 03 November 2017
• Continued to monitor and support the delivery of the 62 day waiting standard
• Agreed new TORs for Programme Board, SPAM Group and Programme Executive to be included for consideration at the next programme Board on 13th November 2017
• Had the LWAB Delivery Board meeting on 30 October 2017
• Had initial discussions around a roadmap to an Accountable Care System and its implications for cancer. Topic to be presented at the next Board meeting by STP Programme Director
• Started financial modelling work to determine the financial impact for the health economy of the transformation elements of the programme
• Preparations for the improving lung cancer stakeholder event on 01/12/12 are ongoing. An event registration page has been created on Eventbrite and will be circulated this week. The workshops will help support the Treatment & Pathways work stream
• It was discussed and agreed that due to the event being a clinical forum that patients will not be invited to attend this Tim invite patients this time. There are a number of future opportunities lined up to engage with patients and ensure their voices are heard
• Next stakeholder updates will be on:
  • Friday 10 November 2017
  • Friday 17 November 2017

Rafael Cicci

Director – HCV Cancer Alliance Programme

Email: [email protected];

Mobile: 07564157793

As part of the Programme Communications and Stakeholder Engagement Strategy the programme team is keen on keeping the stakeholders in the system well informed on the latest developments. We will do this by sending brief updates systematically to all those involved in delivering the best possible care in cancer services within the Alliance footprint.

This week the programme has:

• Updated news and information in the Cancer Alliance website
  http://humbercoastandvale.org.uk/how/better-cancer-care/
• Continued discussions with stakeholders about the role of the HCV Cancer Alliance, which will involve further discussions about Terms of Reference for the Programme Board
• Continued the production of detailed programme plans
• Continued to monitor and support the delivery of the 62 day waiting standard
• Organised and delivered the Local Digital Roadmap Workshop —Living with
  and Beyond Cancer on 13 October 2017
• Organised the Improving Lung Cancer Stakeholder Event to take place on 1st December 2017 which will involve patients, commissioners and clinicians as part of our Early Diagnosis work stream
• Presented the work of the HCV Cancer Alliance to NHS North Region colleagues in Leeds
• Agreed with Macmillan to put together a bid to support the Living With and Beyond Cancer work stream, including through the creation of two new roles
• Engaged with stakeholders for the launch of the System Performance Assurance and Monitoring (SPAM) Group
• Next stakeholder updates will be on:
  • Friday 27 October 2017
  • Friday 03 November 2017

Rafael Cicci
Director – HCV Cancer Alliance Programme

As part of the Programme Communications and Stakeholder Engagement Strategy the programme team is keen on keeping the stakeholders in the system well informed on the latest developments. We will do this by sending brief updates systematically to all those involved in delivering the best possible care in cancer services within the Alliance footprint.

This week the programme has:

• Discussed the capacity modelling work to be done as part of the Diagnostics work stream
• Continued to monitor and support the delivery of the 62 day waiting standard
• Discussed process to set up financial controls for the execution of programme resources
• Continued inviting stakeholders to the Improving Lung Cancer Stakeholder Event to take place on 1st December 2017 which will involve patients, commissioners and clinicians as part of our Early Diagnosis work stream
• Agreed to present the work of the HCV Cancer Alliance to the CCGs networking event to take place on Thursday 9th November 2017
• Discussed commissioner representation at the System Performance
• Assurance and Monitoring (SPAM) Group with commissioners
• Produced a “Treatment and Pathways” high level work programme for discussion at the Treatment and Pathways Delivery Board meeting to be held on 8th November 2017
• Programme Director interviewed by KCFM radio news about additional funding for Early Diagnosis work
  • Next stakeholder updates will be on:
  • Friday 03 November 2017
  • Friday 10 November 2017

Rafael Cicci
Director – HCV Cancer Alliance Programme

As part of the Programme Communications and Stakeholder Engagement Strategy the programme team is keen on keeping the stakeholders in the system well informed on the latest developments. We will do this by sending brief updates systematically to all those involved in delivering the best possible care in cancer services within the Alliance footprint.

This week the programme has:

• Continued discussions about strengthening its governance arrangements
• Produced a draft Terms of Reference for a SPAM (System Performance, Assurance and Monitoring) Group to provide the programme basic assurance function as well as monitoring the system’s performance against key performance and quality indicators.
• Produced and discussed a draft Terms of Reference for the Programme
• Executive Group which will be responsible for the daily management of the programme and making executive decisions within the delegated authority from the Programme Board.
• Started discussions about Terms of Reference for the Programme Board
• Received funding approval from NHSE for the Early Diagnosis and Diagnostics Consolidation work streams of the Programme
• Signed agreements with CRUK and Macmillan to strengthen the programme team with primary care clinical input and stakeholder engagement and communications capacity
• Started the production of detailed programme plans
• Continued to monitor and support the delivery of the 62 day waiting standard
• Next stakeholder updates will be on:
  • • Friday 13 October 2017
    • Friday 20 October 2017

Rafael Cicci
Director – HCV Cancer Alliance Programme