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  1. Additional Sarcoma diagnostic ‘spoke’ goes live at Bart’s Health

    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 […]

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  2. Demand and Capacity modelling for Endoscopy Services at Epsom and St. Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust

    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 […]

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  3. Community Reach project launched in partnership with Macmillan Cancer Support

    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 […]

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  4. New dates set for national cancer waits guidance training

    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 […]

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  5. Redesign of soft tissue sarcoma diagnostic pathway for London

    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 […]

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  6. London Cancer Community of Practice celebrates 1st anniversary with special event

    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, […]

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  7. Insight – March 2024

    Welcome If newsletter length is anything to go by, this bumper edition of Insight tells us that the past three months have been incredibly busy, with a depth and breadth of work to drive forward transformation and improvement for our valued partners and customers. Read about how we’ve been helping ICBs to shape their collaborative […]

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  8. Working with Brent PCNs to identify signs of liver cancer earlier

    In October 2023, TPHC began working with colleagues from Harness North and Harness South Primary Care Networks (PCNs) in Brent, north west London, to support their involvement in a 12-month NHS England Liver Case-finding pilot. Around 6,100 people are diagnosed with liver cancer each year and incidences of liver cancer has increased by 50% over […]

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  9. After Action Reviews

    Sign up for our upcoming After Action Review Conductor Training course taking place in London in March 2025. Follow this link for full details. What is an After Action Review? After Action Review (AAR) is a highly adaptable and useful approach, originally developed by the US Army. It can be used effectively for learning from […]

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