NHS West Yorkshire and Harrogate Cancer Alliance

11/06/2026

How Cancer Alliances can maximise their role in delivering the National Cancer Plan was the topic of a presentation delivered by our managing director Jason Pawluk at a fringe event at the UK Oncology Forum today.

The forum, held in Harrogate, provides opportunities to network with colleagues and peers and learn more about the advances in oncology treatment and management perspectives.

Jason discussed the importance of coming together to collaborate, how Cancer Alliances are perfectly placed to be system convenors for cancer, the importance of bringing the primary care voice to the table, the importance of putting the patient first and digital first.

He also discussed personalised care, the importance of using appropriate data to drive continuous improvement, being bold in what we need from our partners, diversifying income and much more.

11/06/2026

We are loving welcoming people from a range of sectors, from across the country, to our stand at the UK Oncology Forum in Harrogate.

We’re sharing our stand in the main arena with Michelle Clark, specialist lung cancer screening nurse lead at Hull
University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust and Project Manager for TACTICAL 1.

11/06/2026

Great to see Lucy Elkiss announced as Regional Leadership Champion at last night's NHS Excellence Awards. Our colleague Rachel Moser nominated Lucy as a truly inspirational leader who has had an enormous impact on the Aspirant Cancer Career Education and Development Programme (ACCEND) through her clear vision, creativity and approach.
Lucy embodies not only the values of the NHS, but our specific WYH Cancer Alliance values - be courageous; be honest; be kind. Said Rachel: "It's not just what Lucy has done, but how she's gone about it - with generosity, compassion and integrity."
Keep up the amazing work, Lucy! 👍 😊

11/06/2026

Looking forward to the taking place in Harrogate today and chatting to people who visit our stand.

Our managing director Jason Pawluk will be speaking later at the Cancer Alliances network meeting.

Watch this space for more...

09/06/2026

Our inaugural conference – Shaping the future of cancer care across West Yorkshire and Harrogate - demonstrated just how much can be achieved when people from across the health and care landscapes work together.

See more in a short video created by Deadline Digital in which Cancer Alliance managing director Jason Pawluk gives a flavour of the key themes of a fantastic day.

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04/06/2026

04/06/2026