Cancer
We want to help more people to survive cancer and support people in our region to live well with and beyond cancer.
Humber and North Yorkshire Cancer Alliance
Humber and North Yorkshire Cancer Alliance, which is a directorate in Humber and North Yorkshire Integrated Care Board, is one of 21 cancer alliances in England.
It is made up of various NHS organisations; voluntary, community and social enterprise organisations; and patients and members of the public.
The HNY Cancer Alliance brings together organisations which pay for and provide cancer services to transform the diagnosis, treatment and care for cancer patients in Humber and North Yorkshire.
The NHS Long Term Plan, which was published in 2019, set out ambitious targets for cancer in England.The two key ambitions are:
- By 2028, the number of cancers caught early (stage one or two) will rise from around half to three-quarters (75%) of cancer patients
- By 2028, 55,000 more people each year will survive their cancer for five years or more
To achieve this nationally the NHS is improving screening programmes, giving people faster access to diagnostic tests, investing in new treatments and technologies, and making sure more patients can quickly benefit from precise, highly personalised treatments. HNY Cancer Alliance is working hard to deliver on these targets, as well as many more, through its workstreams:
- Awareness and Early Diagnosis (including Lung Cancer Screening programme and the Cancer Champions programme)
- Cancer Diagnostics and Innovation
- Treatment, Pathways and Personalised Care
- Nursing and Allied Health Professionals Workforce
- Non-Surgical Oncology Workforce
- Health Inequalities
- Communications and Engagement
Click here to find out more about the Cancer Alliance and its work.