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Wessex Cancer Alliance covers Hampshire, the Isle of Wight and Dorset. We bring together a wide range of professionals to transform the diagnosis, treatment and care for cancer patients.
Read our latest report: Prevention and Early Diagnosis Local Improvement Scheme.

Read the report here:
wessexcanceralliance.nhs.uk/early-diagno...

#earlydiagnosis #cancer #primarycare #prevention
October 28, 2025 at 11:23 PM
✴️ New publication from Wessex Cancer Alliance ✴️

Cervical Screening Video Texting Pilot - Evaluation Report

Read the full evaluation report here: lnkd.in/ec9S7qbu

#screeningsaveslives #prevention #cancer #cervicalscreening #alwaysimproving #evaluation
October 22, 2025 at 12:04 PM
We had the pleasure of visiting Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust this week to engage with the Lead Cancer Nurse, Clinical Nurse Specialists, Research Nurses, & Physiotherapists on the ACCEND programme.
wessexcanceralliance.nhs.uk/academy/acce...
#ACCEND #CareerDevelopment
September 3, 2025 at 12:24 PM
🎉 Know the Signs campaign is LIVE 🎉

Please help by sharing our campaign messages and webpage with your patients, friends, colleagues and family:
cancermatterswessex.nhs.uk/know-the-sig...

Thank you for your support 👍
#cancer #knowthesigns #earlydiagnosis #campaign
September 2, 2025 at 9:53 AM
👁️‍🗨️ A spotlight on Bowel Cancer
As part of Bowel Cancer Awareness Month, Emily Bowman our Quality Improvement Support Manager for Prevention and Earlier Diagnosis, took part in a Q&A with the Health Research team at Southampton.
You can read the full article here: research.uhs.nhs.uk/news/powerin...
April 24, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Do you work in Primary Care in Wessex?

Our Primary Care toolkit is full of useful resources, training, videos, and campaign assets to help you in all aspects of cancer care and guidance. Check it out today:

wessexcanceralliance.nhs.uk/primarycaret...
April 10, 2025 at 9:01 AM
Today, we have published the Wessex Cancer Strategy.

We extend our thanks to everyone who has been involved in the development of this five year strategy.

The document sets out the ambition for the future of cancer services over the next five years.

wessexcanceralliance.nhs.uk/wessex-cance...
April 7, 2025 at 3:19 PM
The next National Primary Care Informal Discussion Group is June 17, 1-2pm.
Justine Shenton (Southport Macmillan Centre Manager) will be speaking about Specialist Social Prescribing for Cancer patients.
Visit our dedicated webpage for more info:
wessexcanceralliance.nhs.uk/national-pri...
April 1, 2025 at 8:14 AM
👉Health and Wellbeing Day: Boscombe! 🤗
We will be at the Better Boscombe Engagement Hub this Friday 4th April from 11am-1pm, to share cancer information with the public. Please do come and say hi 👋
March 31, 2025 at 8:25 AM
The @britishima.bsky.social have shared these great infographics to help identify the key symptoms of Ovarian Cancer as well as some stats and info. Please consider sharing for #ovariancancerawarenessmonth
March 21, 2025 at 11:00 AM
The importance of a Cancer CNS...😊 #NationalCancerCNSDay
March 14, 2025 at 5:56 PM
What is a Cancer CNS? Stephen shares the key role of a CNS... #NationalCancerCNSDay
March 14, 2025 at 1:39 PM
A message from our Lead for Nurses and AHPs at Wessex Cancer Alliance, Jane Winter 😊
#NationalCancerCNSDay
March 14, 2025 at 10:12 AM
Happy #NationalCancerCNSDay 😊 A huge thank you to this highly valued workforce...today, and everyday!
March 14, 2025 at 9:06 AM
! 🥳 TOMORROW 🥳 !

We will be celebrating National Cancer Clinical Nurse Specialist Day 2025 on Friday, 14 March. Follow our channels to see all the content and join us in marking the wonderful Cancer CNS workforce 😍 🤩

#NationalCancerCNSDay #Celebration #Workforce #LinkedIn #Instagram #Bluesky
March 13, 2025 at 10:15 AM
We are thrilled to have members of the Wessex cancer workforce joining us today for our Celebrating Personalised Care Conference! Thanks to those who submitted projects for our poster presentation - the displays look great! 🙌 😊 #PersonalisedCare #Cancer
March 6, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Taking your bra off at the end of the day feels great.

And so does getting your breast screening sorted. It can detect cancer before you can feel it. Or more likely, put your mind at rest.

So when you're invited, save the date. It could save your life.

tinyurl.com/mr8mksj9
March 5, 2025 at 9:12 PM
Great to be with Action Hampshire today: Kicking off the Communities Against Cancer celebration - the showcase of the impact of working with communities to raise awareness of cancer
March 4, 2025 at 10:28 AM
Help build a more skilled cancer care workforce in Wessex by filling in the ACCEND Workforce Survey. It will evaluate the ACCEND learning programme, identify education and training needs and shape workforce capability strategy.
Survey closes on March 14, 2025
See tinyurl.com/bdv8ew28
February 26, 2025 at 9:36 AM