Cheshire and Merseyside Cancer Alliance Conference 2024

NHS Long Term Plan (LTP): halfway through the journey

Cheshire and Merseyside Cancer Alliance is holding a conference on 18 March 2024, at The Spine, in Liverpool to discuss progress towards the LTP’s 2028 targets for cancer – and share how its vision can be met.

Keynote speakers

Dame Cally Palmer, National Cancer Director for NHS England

Raj Jain & Graham Urwin, Integrated Care Board Chair

Dr Liz Bishop, CMCA SRO and The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre CEO

Dr Chris Warburton, CMCA Medical Director

Kate Parker - MSCC Service Lead

The conference includes morning and afternoon breakout sessions, and the NW GMSA are presenting a session, on the topic of: Embedding genomics into cancer pathways.  The session will be an opportunity to:

  • Hear about our programmes supporting cancer professionals and patients including:
    • Mainstreaming of the Lynch Syndrome pathway through cancer nurse specialists.
    • The development of the National Lung Cancer Pathway and discuss how it applies in Cheshire & Merseyside.
  • Tell us how the NW GMSA can support MDTs and cancer professionals to use genomic testing to inform patient care.
  • Learn about genomic educational resources to support you and your patients.

Registration is via Eventbrite.