The Somerset, Wiltshire, Avon & Gloucestershire Cancer Alliance is the forum to bring providers and commissioners together with patients, to co-design services to optimise pathways, ensure effective integration and address variation, and are the vehicle that leads the activity required at a local level to meet the 2023/24 ambitions set out by the Cancer Taskforce.
The Cancer Alliance puts clinical leaders across primary, secondary, and tertiary care in the driving seat for improving quality and outcomes across cancer pathways, based on shared data and metrics. Continuing to deliver the strategy and its programmes will require committed leadership, smart choices around investing to save, and a firm intent to try new approaches and test new models of care.
Our Priorities
Early Diagnosis
Early Diagnosis
Faster Diagnosis
Faster Diagnosis
High Quality Modern Services
High Quality Modern Services
Patient Experience
Patient Experience
Personalised Care
Personalised Care
Latest news
We are proud to share The South West Radiotherapy Late Effects Services Evaluation Report. Radiotherapy-related late effects pose a significant challenge for cancer survivors, often resulting in long-term physical and emotional difficulties that impact their quality of life. Due to a lack of specialist services locally, patients identified with radiotherapy…
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Somerset, Wiltshire, Avon, and Gloucestershire (SWAG) Cancer Alliance have launched a pilot with local GPs to help detect pancreatic cancer earlier, when treatment is likely to be more effective. The initiative will run across two years as a pilot trial and will span 28 GP practices covering a patient population…
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Bowel cancer is the UK’s fourth most common cancer but if diagnosed at the earliest stages, bowel cancer is treatable and curable. For cancer screening to be effective, it is important that uptake is high. April is bowel cancer awareness month and the SWAG Cancer Alliance have been actively involved…
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In recent years, we have witnessed the first sustained rise in early cancer diagnoses in over a decade, and we are committed to continually exploring innovative ways to build on this positive momentum. As part of this ongoing effort, NHS England is launching an exciting new pilot initiative aimed at…
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On 10th March, the Increasing Cancer Awareness for the Chinese speaking community event was held in Bath. This was a collaboration between the Chinese Community Wellbeing Society (CCWS) and SWAG Cancer Alliance, funded by the latter. The aim was to promote the early diagnosis of cancer by raising awareness that…
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Our lead cancer nurse, Chris Levett and other lead cancer nurses and CNS’s across SWAG are attending a Macmillan event today in Westminster to mark World Cancer Day. BBC presenter and Macmillan supporter Nick Robinson will be talking to the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care Wes…
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Today is World Cancer Day! Every year on 4 February, the world marks World Cancer Day creating awareness and placing people at the centre of care. This year’s theme is “United by Unique” reinforcing why our Your Cancer, Your Care, Your Way personalised care strategy is so important. Our person-centred…
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We’re excited to share BBC Radio Somerset’s coverage of this brilliant SWAG Cancer Alliance funded service! The programme highlights the service’s remarkable impact, featuring an interview with Consultant Gynaecological-Oncologist Mr. David Milliken and a heartfelt account from Hazel, a patient who shares her positive experience Click here to listen on…
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