A new diagnostic pathway has been developed for adult soft tissue sarcoma referrals in London, using a Hub and Spoke service model. The ‘hubs’ will be delivered at tertiary services providing treatment and clinical oversight. The Hubs are the Royal Marsden Hospital (RMH) and the London Sarcoma Service, which is a joint service between the Royal […]
Last year, TCST supported a demand and capacity refresh for endoscopy services at Epsom and St. Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust, working closely with colleagues and offering expertise around the modelling data requirements and analysis of modelling outputs alongside a detailed report. The Trust approached TCST to run a refresh demand and capacity modelling exercise […]
Evidence shows that certain marginalised groups in London are not being reached by cancer care surveys and are not engaging in universally offered opportunities to share their experiences and needs. As a result, their needs are not being reflected in personalised cancer care interventions or in service improvements across the cancer system. To tackle this […]
Cancer waits guidance training has got off to a flying start in 2024 with two sessions delivered in February and further dates scheduled for April. Cancer waits will continue to be a priority within healthcare and TCST is continuing to offer the training in collaboration with London Cancer Alliances to support accessible standardisation of cancer […]
At the end of 2023, a London-wide review of the Urgent Suspected Cancer (USC) referral forms was carried out, inviting both primary and secondary care colleagues to provide feedback and comments. Updates have now been completed and the forms are now being tested by a team of pan-London GP IT Champions. The new forms are […]
Since January 2022, The Transforming Cancer Services Team (TCST) has supported NHS England London Region and the London and South East Sarcoma Network (LSESN) to redesign the soft tissue sarcoma diagnostic pathway. We are delighted that, as a collaboration, we had the opportunity to present at two sarcoma conferences this year; the Bone Cancer Research […]
The London Cancer Community of Practice (CoP) hosted a celebratory event on 7 March at the CLCH Academy to mark it’s one-year anniversary. The event, which was co-designed with CoP members and patient partners, was attended by leaders from NHS England and colleagues from across a range of professions, including General Practice and Community Nurses, […]
Celebrating our achievements We are celebrating this Social Prescribing Day, with a look back over some of the work we have done since last year to support and champion personalised care initiatives across London. We have worked across a range of projects and initiatives from our Innovators Programme, which supports people on the frontline of […]
4-8 March is Lymphoedema Awareness Week – a condition that affects around 430,000 people across the UK. Lymphoedema affects the way the lymphatic system works and can be caused by a wide range of factors, including a side effect of some cancer treatments. In London alone, it’s estimated that between 50,000 – 60,000 people are […]
Dr Andy Knox launches thought-provoking new book, Sick Society Senior health and care leaders are invited to attend the London launch event of Sick Society, authored by Dr Andy Knox. The launch event is supported by the NHS Assembly and Transformation Partners in Health and Care (TPHC). Attendees will hear from Prof Sir Chris Ham, […]