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
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…
Read MoreToday 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…
Read MoreWe’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…
Read MoreOver 36,000 lung health checks have been completed in the last two years by the Somerset, Wiltshire, Avon and Gloucester (SWAG) Cancer Alliance. Since 2022 SWAG Cancer Alliance have administered 36,627 Lung health checks across the region as part of the Targeted Lung Health Check Programme (TLHC). Anna Bibby, clinical…
Read MoreOctober is Liver Cancer Awareness Month—an important opportunity to raise awareness and funds for improving early detection, supporting those affected by liver cancer, and honoring loved ones. Your support in October could help us to get closer to a breakthrough in calling for early diagnosis and put a much-needed spotlight…
Read MorePancreatic exocrine insufficiency (PEI) occurs when the pancreas is unable to produce sufficient enzymes or produce them at the right time to ensure adequate digestion. This can result in food not being digested properly and can lead to malabsorption. The main treatment for PEI is pancreatic enzyme replacement therapy (PERT).…
Read MoreOn Thursday 09 November at the Macmillan Professionals awards in Glasgow we had 2 teams from SWAG who were shortlisted and both won! The details of the categories and winners are here Macmillan Professionals Excellence Awards | Macmillan Cancer Support Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust won in the Quality improvement category …
Read MoreAn ex-smoker who had a tumour removed from his lung said he is relieved that a health check caught the tumour early. Dave Rolfe, 69, from Bath was invited by his GP to take part in the Targeted Lung Health Check Programme. The programme aims to find lung cancer at an…
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