For the South West area, there will be 2 Cancer Alliances (CA).The SWAG Cancer Alliance matches the geography of the SWAG SSG Support Service. It has been agreed that the existing cancer steering groups, BNSSG, BANES, Somerset and Gloucestershire, will continue to convene, working to agreed terms of reference, and will nominate 2 to 3 representatives to form the Cancer Alliance Board, who will represent primary care, secondary care and CCG members. A Clinical Lead will be appointed to Chair the group and interviews are currently underway. Membership will also include patient and charity representatives. If agreed, the SSG Support Service will provide administrative support for the CA to ensure two way communications between the CA and SSGs. It is hoped that SSGs will be asked to participate in decision making exercises proposed by the alliance. When relevant items are on the CA agenda, SSG Chairs will be invited to contribute to these meetings. The practicalities of how the CA will function, the availability of money and resources, and the agreed standards to deliver, are currently under discussion. A draft report detailing the overarching priorities and site specific priorities identified by SSGs will be submitted, in the hope that this will be used to inform the Cancer Alliance Work Programme. Any other business / date of next meeting Date of next meeting: Tuesday 31st January 2017 -END-
For the South West area, there will be 2 Cancer Alliances (CA).The SWAG Cancer Alliance matches the geography of the SWAG SSG Support Service. It has been agreed that the existing cancer steering groups, BNSSG, BANES, Somerset and Gloucestershire, will continue to convene, working to agreed terms of reference, and will nominate 2 to 3 representatives to form the Cancer Alliance Board, who will represent primary care, secondary care and CCG members. A Clinical Lead will be appointed to Chair the group and interviews are currently underway. Membership will also include patient and charity representatives. If agreed, the SSG Support Service will provide administrative support for the CA to ensure two way communications between the CA and SSGs. It is hoped that SSGs will be asked to participate in decision making exercises proposed by the alliance. When relevant items are on the CA agenda, SSG Chairs will be invited to contribute to these meetings. The practicalities of how the CA will function, the availability of money and resources, and the agreed standards to deliver, are currently under discussion. A draft report detailing the overarching priorities and site specific priorities identified by SSGs will be submitted, in the hope that this will be used to inform the Cancer Alliance Work Programme. Any other business / date of next meeting Date of next meeting: Tuesday 31st January 2017 -END-
SWAG_Sarcoma_Draft_Notes_20092016.docx