Cheshire and Merseyside Cancer Alliance

19/12/2025

Do you work in primary care in Cheshire and Merseyside and want to access information on Cancer Prevalence, Cancer Screening, and Smoking Prevalence across the region and your Place, PCN or Practice?
The Cancer Alliance has developed a tool to help you - the PRACTICE Dashboard – and we have arranged drop-in sessions to help you understand how to use it.
They are on the following dates and can be accessed via the links provided:
• Tuesday 13th January, 10:00-11:00: see https://ow.ly/Oo4b50XKXr7
• Thursday 22nd January, 11:00-12:00: see https://ow.ly/fs2Q50XKXr6
• Thursday 29th January, 14:00-15:00: see https://ow.ly/VXHt50XKXr5
Each session will help with:
• Where and how to access the PRACTICE Dashboard
• How to find it on the ICB Business Intelligence Platform
• How to get the best out of the PRACTICE dashboard
• Showcase of Quality Improvement work using the PRACTICE Dashboard
• Opportunities for attendees to raise any issues/questions/queries
If you do not already have access to the PRACTICE Dashboard, please visit the Cancer Academy website for details on how to register and you can view our training videos for support cmca-practicedashboard.imerseyside.nhs.uk.
Registration is not mandatory to attend the sessions

19/12/2025

Cheshire and Merseyside Cancer Alliance created a campaign to raise awareness of bowel cancer screening, which launched in October.
Please fill in this short survey about what you think of the campaign.
https://www.smartsurvey.co.uk/s/HDIP07/
It should take you no more than five minutes to complete.
Thanks very much!

18/12/2025

We are screening eligible patients aged between 50 and 71 registered with the following surgeries to attend for breast screening:

▶️Patterdale Lodge Medical Centre, Newton-Le-Willows
▶️Ormskirk House Surgery, St Helens
▶️Grove House Practice, Runcorn

Please don’t put off your breast screening appointment. Early detection saves lives.

18/12/2025

PrOCEDE - Programme of Cancer Early Diagnosis Education - now launched!
We’re excited to launch PrOCEDE – the Programme Of Cancer Early Diagnosis Education - a dynamic new learning hub created by clinicians for clinicians.
Designed for resident doctors, their educators, GPs and other primary care clinicians, PrOCEDE provides fast access to trusted cancer education that matters most.
PrOCEDE helps busy clinicians access reliable, accredited cancer education quickly, removing the time-consuming burden of searching for high-quality learning materials.
By curating trusted resources and developing new content where gaps exist, it provides a comprehensive, practical learning option.
PrOCEDE is available to access on The Cancer Academy here: https://ow.ly/ALS650XLnaO

18/12/2025

Cheshire and Merseyside Cancer Alliance is looking for nine Place-based GP Cancer Clinical Leads who will work at the interface of the Alliance and primary care, with a focus on early diagnosis to improve outcomes for cancer patients.
There is one role per Place across Cheshire and Merseyside, and each post will be funded for 1 flexible session a week (1.5 sessions for Liverpool Place).
We want to work with outstanding individuals who are GPs in the sub-region with a detailed understanding of the early cancer diagnosis agenda and the work of CMCA. They should possess strong leadership skills and the ability to work strategically, have a strong patient focus and experience of working collaboratively across organisations and systems.
Please complete the expression of interest (EOI) application form and submit it via email to CMCA’s Primary Care Engagement team at ccf-tr.cmcaprimarycareengagement@nhs.net The closing date is Friday 9th January 2026.
For more information, see: https://ow.ly/IIga50XKYLh and to download the EOI form, see: https://ow.ly/pOi150XKYLj

17/12/2025

Do you work in primary care in Cheshire and Merseyside and want to know more about cancer in your area, including incidence, screening and the level of smoking?
The Cancer Alliance has developed a tool to help you – the PRACTICE Dashboard – and we have arranged drop-in webinars to help you understand how to use it.
They are on the following dates and can be accessed via the links provided:
• Tuesday 13th January, 10:00-11:00: see https://ow.ly/OWMG50XKXBX
• Thursday 22nd January, 11:00-12:00: see https://ow.ly/CgsZ50XKXBW
• Thursday 29th January, 14:00-15:00: see https://ow.ly/fE0050XKXC0
Each session will include:
• Where and how to access the PRACTICE Dashboard
• How to find it on the ICB Business Intelligence Platform
• How to get the best out of the PRACTICE dashboard
• Showcase of Quality Improvement work using the PRACTICE Dashboard
• Opportunities for attendees to raise any issues/questions/queries If you work in primary care and do not already have access to the PRACTICE Dashboard, please visit the following page on the Cancer Academy website here: https://ow.ly/fgGT50XKXBZ

17/12/2025

15/12/2025

“Nowadays our health is about more than just our CD4 count” – Jide Macaulay, HIV ambassador, shares an important message for our community.
Today, we launch our ‘Break the Taboo: HIV and A**l Health’ campaign.
This campaign features ambassadors Jide Macaulay and Dr Olu Obadina, who have come together to share vital information and break down stigma around a rare but important health condition that many Black people living with HIV are unaware of – a**l cancer.
Click this link – https://a**lhealth.info/BHAFB – to find out more about a**l cancer and listen to our ‘Break the Taboo: HIV and A**l Health’ podcast.
**lCancerAwareness

15/12/2025

Sexual side effects after prostate cancer are common — but not commonly talked about. Let’s change that.
Prostate Cancer Research is hosting a webinar:
Managing Sexual Side Effects After Prostate Cancer: A Patient and Therapist Perspective.
🗓 Tuesday, 20 January 2026
⏰ 6pm–7.15pm
💻 Live on Zoom

15/12/2025

Would you like to get involved to improve cancer research in the region?

Click here for more information https://forms.office.com/pages/responsepage.aspx?id=slTDN7CF9UeyIge0jXdO4wHCd0e1gPpBmwW5kGWWkxVUMUtCUkxZWlZNQlo5NFRGNzRDUThGU1JRUS4u&route=shorturl

13/12/2025

It is wonderful news that King Charles is responding so well to his cancer treatment.
The King gave an address to the nation as part of Channel 4’s Stand Up To Cancer coverage and gave the message:
“Early diagnosis quite simply saves lives.”
If something about your health has been worrying you for 3 weeks or more, please contact your GP surgery to get it checked out. And if you are invited for cancer screening, please attend it.
Early diagnosis quite simply saves lives.

The 77-year-old says the milestone is a "personal blessing" and testimony to advances in cancer care.

10/12/2025

Fantastic news! Liverpool surgeons have become the first in Europe to use robotic surgery for re**al cancer.
The surgical team at Liverpool’s Aintree University Hospital successfully operated on early-stage re**al cancer using a £2m robot system.
Read about it here:

A surgical team at Liverpool’s Aintree University Hospital has become the first in Europe to successfully use robotic surgery to operate on early-stage re**al cancer using a transa**l da Vinci access port.