"Network Clinical Groups are a key mechanism through which the East of England Cancer Alliance delivers its strategy, supporting earlier diagnosis, reducing variation and inequalities, improving outcomes and experience, and accelerating innovation across cancer pathways."
The East of England Cancer Alliance Network Clinical Groups (NCGs) provide regional clinical leadership across tumour-site and cross-cutting cancer pathways.
The Groups bring together clinicians, operational leaders, patients and partners from across the East of England to support collaboration, share best practice and drive continuous improvement in cancer care. NCGs play a key role in supporting consistent, high-quality care and improving outcomes for patients across the region.
What do Network Clinical Groups do?
Network Clinical Groups provide clinical leadership and expertise to support the delivery of regional and national cancer priorities. Working collaboratively across organisations and systems, they:
- Share and promote best practice across the region.
- Support the development and implementation of evidence-based pathways and clinical guidance.
- Drive service improvement and transformation.
- Identify opportunities to reduce unwarranted variation and inequalities in cancer care.
- Support delivery of national audit recommendations and quality improvement initiatives.
- Provide expert clinical advice on tumour-site and cross-cutting cancer issues.
- Promote collaboration between clinical teams, providers and system partners.
Supporting Improvement Across Cancer Pathways
Each Network Clinical Group focuses on improving outcomes and experience for patients within its pathway. Collectively, the Groups support delivery of key priorities across the East of England, including:
- Earlier diagnosis and increased screening uptake.
- Faster diagnostic and treatment pathways.
- More efficient and standardised pathways.
- Improved patient outcomes and experience.
- Reduction in variation and health inequalities.
- Adoption of innovation and best practice.
Working Together to Improve Cancer Care
The Network Clinical Groups work closely with the Clinical Leadership Group and a range of regional forums and networks, including primary care, diagnostics, imaging, genomics, workforce, research and operational delivery networks. This collaborative approach supports coordinated improvement across the whole cancer pathway.
Key Areas of Focus
Alongside pathway-specific priorities, Network Clinical Groups contribute to a range of cross-cutting programmes, including:
- Early diagnosis and pathway improvement.
- MDT optimisation and quality improvement.
- Workforce development and education.
- Research, innovation and clinical trials.
- Reducing health inequalities.
- Improving access to specialist expertise and services.
- Supporting recovery and performance improvement across cancer pathways.
Information on our Cancer Network Groups can be accessed via the links below.
Information includes who is chairing the groups, guidance and relevant documents. If you are involved in one of these network groups and have additional information or resources you would like adding to the page, please contact the Cancer Alliance at cpicb.eoecancerallianceteam@nhs.net .
Information on our Cancer Network Groups can be accessed via the links below.
Information includes who is chairing the groups, guidance and relevant documents. If you are involved in one of these network groups and have additional information or resources you would like adding to the page, please contact the Cancer Alliance at cpicb.eoecancerallianceteam@nhs.net .