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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. Forthcoming updates to Urgent Suspected Cancer referral forms for London

    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 […]

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  6. 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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  7. 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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  8. Cervical screening resources

    On this page, you’ll find links to useful information and resources relating to cervical screening for health and social care professionals, patients and service-users. Information on cervical screening for health and social care professionals This section provides links to resources on cervical screening for health and social care professionals. Some of these resources may also […]

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  9. Bowel cancer screening resources

    On this page, you’ll find links to useful information and resources relating to bowel cancer screening for health and social care professionals, patients and service-users. Information on bowel cancer screening for health and social care professionals This section provides links to resources on bowel cancer screening for health and social care professionals. Some of these […]

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  10. Breast screening resources

    On this page, you’ll find links to useful information and resources relating to breast screening for health and social care professionals, patients and service-users. Information on breast screening for health and social care professionals This section provides links to resources on breast screening for health and social care professionals. Some of these resources may also […]

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