Planning for the long term is no longer optional.
It is essential if we are to provide people affected by cancer in Wales with the care and support they need.
You can read the full briefing here 👇
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Countries that take a stable, planned approach to cancer services see improvements over time, in survival, equity and patient experience.
With cancer incidence rising and pressure on the NHS increasing, Wales cannot afford short-term thinking.
Long-term strategies deliver better outcomes.
Our new briefing sets out the case for a long-term, national approach to cancer planning.
It draws on conversations with clinicians, planners, third sector organisations and people with lived experience, alongside international evidence.
The message is consistent:
Right now, Wales is relying on short-term plans and initiatives to drive improvement in cancer services.
Those approaches haven’t delivered the scale or consistency of change patients need.
Cancer services require sustained, strategic planning — not stop-start reform.
Today we’re in Llandudno at Venue Cymru for the Welsh Conservatives Conference.
The Wales Cancer Alliance is using this conference season to press one clear message:
Wales needs a long-term cancer strategy. 🧵
Read the report here: tinyurl.com/7mt348se
#FixingTheFoundations #WalesCancerAlliance #CancerPolicy
for the next Welsh Government.
The Wales Cancer Alliance is urgently calling on the next Welsh Government to take a long-term, strategic approach to planning cancer services as short-term plans and initiatives have not provided the scale of improvements patients need.
Fixing the Foundations sets out the case for a long-term, strategic approach to cancer services in Wales, drawing on international evidence and insight from NHS leaders, third sector organisations and people with personal experience of cancer — and why this must be a priority...
commit to this in the run up to the Senedd elections.
Together, we can fix the foundations of cancer care in Wales.
#FixingTheFoundations #WalesCancerAlliance #CancerPolicy
improvements needed.
It draws on international evidence and conversations with senior NHS leaders, planners, third sector organisations and people with lived experience of cancer and who all concluded that a planned approach is vital. The Wales Cancer Alliance wants to see all political parties...
and drive the progress patients and NHS staff so desperately need.
In our new briefing, we detail the need for a long-term, strategic, approach to planning cancer services, and an end to the present patchwork of short-term plans and initiatives that are not delivering the consistent and ambitious...
As of today, World Cancer Day, Wales in the only UK nation without a long-term plan to drive improvements in cancer care and outcomes. With cancer incidence in Wales rising – adding pressure to an already stretched system – the next Government must urgently address this...
✍️Today (23 01 26), the Senedd’s Health and Social Care Committee published its anticipated follow-up report into the implementation of the ‘Unheard’ recommendations.
“Currently, prehabilitation services are not routinely available to everyone who could benefit and it is time to ensure that effort is made to reduce the variation in access.”
@lowrigriffiths.bsky.social Chair, Wales Cancer Alliance
Prehabilitation is now in all National Optimal Pathways. Yet significant inequities persist in access, referral and uptake across NHS Wales.
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As a member of @walescanceralliance.org, we are pleased to share the Alliance’s manifesto to improve cancer care in Wales.
Published today, this outlines 4 key recommendations, & we are calling on all parties to commit to delivering these should they form the next Welsh Government. #LCSM
📢 @walescanceralliance.org launches their 2025 manifesto
Fixing the Foundations: Building a better future for cancer care in Wales.
Every year, around 19,500 people are diagnosed with cancer in Wales. We need bold action to deliver timely, compassionate, & world-class care.
What their calling for:
As a proud member of @walescanceralliance.org, we are pleased to share the Alliance’s manifesto to improve cancer care in Wales. Published today, this outlines our four key recommendations, and we are calling on all parties to commit to delivering these should they form the next Welsh Government 👇
Brain tumours are consistently falling through gaps in policy. As a proud member of the Wales Cancer Alliance, we've joined together to call on all parties in Wales to commit to implementing our recommendations to improve cancer care should they form the next Welsh Government.
See below for more.
As a proud member of @walescanceralliance.org, today we're pleased to share their manifesto to improve cancer care in Wales which outlines our four key recommendations. We are calling on all parties to commit to delivering these should they form the next Welsh Government. (1/2)
7. ✨ Read our manifesto here:
English - tinyurl.com/WCA-English
Cymraeg - tinyurl.com/WCA-Cymraeg
Together, we can create a better future for cancer care in Wales. 💙
#WalesCancerAlliance
Behind every statistic are people facing cancer. 💙
The next Welsh Government has a chance to fix the foundations and create cancer services that are timely, compassionate, and world-class.
We stand ready to work together to make it happen. 🌼
#WalesCancerAlliance
5. 📊 Without good data, we can’t improve care.
We’re calling for robust, routine cancer data — on waiting times, experiences, outcomes, and inequalities — to drive real improvement across Wales. 📈
#WalesCancerAlliance
Patients and the third sector are too often brought in late to decisions.
We believe patient voices and third sector expertise must be at the heart of designing cancer services from the very start. 🤝
#WalesCancerAlliance
Cancer care is complex. From workforce shortages to rising diagnoses, leadership matters.
👥 We’re calling for strong, consistent leadership with clear accountability for cancer services in Wales — so progress is driven, not delayed.
#WalesCancerAlliance
❌ Wales is the only UK nation without a dedicated cancer strategy.
✅ We need a new, long-term cancer strategy that covers prevention, early diagnosis, treatment, living beyond cancer, and end of life.
🗺️ Patients deserve a roadmap for better outcomes, not patchwork plans.
#WalesCancerAlliance
📢 We've launched our 2025 manifesto!
Fixing the Foundations: Building a better future for cancer care in Wales.
Every year, around 19,500 people are diagnosed with cancer in Wales. We need bold action to deliver timely, compassionate, and world-class care.
What we're calling for⬇️
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