National Cancer Plan: Patients, healthcare staff, and public invited to share their views to help build cancer services for the future in Humber and North Yorkshire

People living and working in Humber and North Yorkshire are being invited to share their views to help to develop a 10-year cancer plan for the region by completing a short survey

The national 10-year cancer plan has been published today (4 February), following the publication of the 10-year health plan for England in July last year, which sets out fundamental reform of the NHS through transformational change to ensure its sustainability in the future.

The 10-year health plan focuses on three major shifts to transform the NHS: moving care from hospital to community, from analogue to digital, and from sickness to prevention - aiming to provide more local, tech-enabled, and proactive care, making health services more accessible and efficient for the future.

The national cancer plan is part of this programme of reform, aiming to reduce lives lost to cancer (320,000 more lives saved over the next 10 years), and to deliver improved care and patient experience through the three shifts.

The plan sets out how the NHS will improve performance, improve survival and improve quality of life for people being diagnosed with, treated, or living with cancer – and includes three key ambitions:

• meet the cancer waiting time standards by the end of this Parliament
• by 2035, three in four people diagnosed with cancer will be cancer-free, or living well with cancer after five years
• improve the quality of life for people being diagnosed with, treated, or living with cancer

In support of this national reform, Humber and North Yorkshire Cancer Alliance and partners are working to develop a 10-year plan for cancer in Humber and North Yorkshire, one that supports the ambitions of the national cancer plan and provides a tailored approach to reflect our region's diverse geography and communities.

The Cancer Alliance is asking people to complete a 10-minute online survey to share their views on a wide range of topics and issues affecting cancer patients and cancer services in Humber and North Yorkshire, to help to build cancer services for the future.

The Cancer Alliance wants to hear from:

• current and past cancer patients, and carers
• people working in cancer services
• people working in non cancer-specific healthcare services
• general public

The insight gathered via this survey, along with the contents of the national cancer plan, will inform the development of the Humber and North Yorkshire plan for cancer.

Lucy Turner, Managing Director, Humber and North Yorkshire Cancer Alliance, said: "We want to work with our staff, our patients and our communities to shape a 10-year cancer plan that reflects their experiences, challenges and hopes for the future. By sharing your views, you can help us build cancer services that truly meet the needs of our communities and make a lasting difference for people affected by cancer.

"Every story and every experience counts, so please take 10 minutes to complete the online survey. We know that cancer touches so many lives across Humber and North Yorkshire, and we want to make sure every voice is heard as we shape the future of cancer care in our region."

For more information about the development of the 10-year cancer plan for Humber and North Yorkshire, please visit hnycanceralliance.org.uk/cancerplan.