Cheshire and Merseyside Cancer Alliance

Cheshire and Merseyside Cancer Alliance is thrilled to receive incredible feedback from the team at NHS England following their recent Creating Careers Live 2025 event, showcasing roles within cancer treatment and care. Leon Pietrzak, Youth Development Manager (North West) at NHS England, said: “Your energy and passion shined through, and everyone that you supported gained a fantastic insight into various roles and possible next steps towards theirs. Thank you for being a super Ambassador for Health and Social Care. Your support is truly appreciated, and you are doing a simply brilliant job.” The event, held at Warrington Campus, Chester University, was a huge success with 70 Year 10 students having the chance to hear about vital roles within cancer services, and an impressive 85% indicated they would consider a career in cancer care after the event. This achievement is a testament to the hard work and dedication of our Workforce team at the Cancer Alliance and colleagues from The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre NHS Foundation Trust. #CancerCare #InspiringthefutureNHSworkforce #NHSEngland

Cheshire and Merseyside Cancer Alliance, an NHS organisation, has commissioned social marketing company Hitch to help create a campaign to raise awareness of our area’s bowel cancer screening services. Please could you help us by filling in this short survey to understand what you think of the campaign poster we’d like to use. It will just take two minutes to do, and the survey is open until August 6. Please follow this link to take part: https://lnkd.in/eqb5EA6m Thanks very much!

We are delighted that Cheshire and Merseyside Cancer Alliance has been shortlisted for four Picker Experience Network Awards 2025 for our work to improve urgent cancer care and promote patient engagement. The Cancer Alliance’s Health Inequalities and Patient Experience team has been shortlisted in the Patient Contribution section for their Patient Recognition work and for the Personalisation of Care Award for “using powerful stories from patient storytellers to create significant impact and deliver measurable and identifiable improvements to patient experience”. The sub-region’s Urgent Cancer Care programme, which was developed at The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre (CCC) and is now led by the Cancer Alliance, is also a finalist in two categories; the Cancer Experience of Care Award and the Partnership Working to Improve the Experience Award. Congratulations to everyone involved! Read more here: https://lnkd.in/gMbYdmYG

The ACCEND programme is helping to underpin the foundations of learning and development of our cancer care workforce. The CMCA-led initiative now has a toolkit to support the advancement of this education. Read all about it in this comprehensive blog about ACCEND from our Project Officer Khandker Manzoor, which is now on our website: https://lnkd.in/eJh6ivYP

One year on from the Southport incident, Cheshire and Merseyside Cancer Alliance joins you in remembering Alice, Bebe and Elsie. For anyone affected, please visit the Sefton Council website, where you can find lots of local support: https://lnkd.in/diVFB2bb

A Cheshire sarcoma patient is warning people to get checked if they spot something worrying about their health. This #SarcomaAwarenessMonth, Clatterbridge patient Lorna talks about a lump on her thigh that prompted her to seek advice from her GP practice. Read her story here: https://orlo.uk/1AvAP

Smear test or cervical screening? Did you know that the smear test is now called a cervical screening? If you’ve had the invite and not sure what to do next, watch the video or head to https://lnkd.in/eGkfAtCt to find out more. #TwoMinutesOfChat #halton #CancerScreeningconversations

Come down to Liverpool Pride today and talk to us about HPV and how being vaccinated can cut your risk of developing some cancers. We are at The Living Well Bus at the entrance to the Albert Dock providing HPV Vaccines until 4pm today (Saturday) for those eligible. The HPV vaccine protects against some cancers caused by #HPV, including cervical, anal, genital, mouth and throat. Also, in the M&S Arena Marketplace from 12.30pm to 5pm, there will be dancers, drag artists, DJs and a range of stalls, education hubs and food and drink outlets, where you can get more information. Cheshire and Merseyside Screening are working with the Picton, Wavertree and Childwall and iGPC Primary Care Networks to deliver cancer screening and HPV information. #LiverpoolPride

It is World Head and Neck Cancer Day on Sunday – but did you know this disease is becoming more common, especially in Merseyside? Former Head and Neck Cancer patient Adrian Taylor, from Wirral, speaks about what to watch for with the disease and how you can cut your risk of developing it… https://lnkd.in/eMVFcdRS

Lung Cancer Screening is returning to Wirral soon - find out more about it in this interview with our Social Action Lead, Mike. Mike is helping to promote the vital checks across the Wirral as part of his Social Action Lead work raising awareness of cancer. Read an interview with him here: https://ow.ly/poLs50Wv9IM