1. Somerset, Wiltshire, Avon and Gloucestershire (SWAG) Cancer Alliance
Our focus for 2018/19

2. Themes Based on Cancer taskforce ambitions:
Prevention Fewer people getting avoidable cancers
Early Diagnosis More people surviving cancer for longer after a diagnosis
High Quality Cancer Services Meeting national cancer waiting times standards Implementation of national best practice in cancer care
Living With and Beyond Cancer More people having a positive experience of care and support More people having a better long-term quality of life

3. Prevention Fewer people getting avoidable cancers
Making Every Contact Count Support the introduction of Making Every Contact Count in diagnostic part of cancer pathway

4. Early Diagnosis
More people surviving cancer for longer after a diagnosis
qFIT Implementation of qFIt for low risk colorectal cancer symptom for whole Alliance population via primary care
FIT in Bowel Screening Support roll-out
Lung Cancer Introduce diagnostics phase of National Optimal Lung Cancer Pathway for a whole Alliance population and all chest x-rays
Agree next Alliance wide Early Diagnosis priorities

5. High Quality Cancer Services 1
Meeting national cancer waiting times standards Implementation of national best practice in cancer care
Prostate Pathway Implementation of national timed pathway
Lung Cancer Implementation of national timed pathway
Colorectal Cancer Implementation of national clinical advice for colorectal cancer (including timed pathway)
62 Day Standard Support best practice in pathways especially inter-trust aspects and support in patients in primary care

6. High Quality Cancer Services 2
Meeting national cancer waiting times standards Implementation of national best practice in cancer care
Improving Multidisciplinary Teams Support MDTs to have better quality discussions with less delay in pathways
Radiotherapy Implementation new national service specification
Workforce Develop an Alliance workforce plan for key cancer professions
Genomics Integrate new Genomics service into existing pathways

7. Living With and Beyond Cancer
More people having a positive experience of care and support More people having a better long-term quality of life
Recovery Package Implementation of recovery package for patients with breast, prostate and colorectal cancer. This covers holistic needs assessment, care plan, treatment summaries and health and wellbeing support
Risk Stratified Pathways of Care Introduce Risk Stratified Pathways of Care for patients with breast, prostate and colorectal cancer
Primary Care Support Support practices to develop better support for patients Living With and Beyond Cancer

8. Funding Core Funding -£363k Transformation Funding qFIT - £292k
Lung - £165k
Living With and Beyond Cancer – £2,575k
National Support Fund for pathways and 62 day standard - £750k