Thinking big: The next chapter for cancer care in North Central London
Conference agenda: 26 November 2026
From 08:30 Registration
Refreshments, poster viewing and voting
09:15 Welcome and scene setting for the day
Professor Geoff Bellingan (morning chair), Senior Responsible Officer, North Central London Cancer Alliance / Medical Director for Surgery and Cancer, UCLH
09:30 Where are we now. What is our role. How do we want to move forward
Ali Malik, Managing Director, North Central London Cancer Alliance
09:45 Patient experience video
Patients’ feedback on what they experienced during their cancer care in North Central London
09:50 Vision, strategy, leadership in cancer care – NCL Leaders Q&A
Panellists:
- Paul Fish – Chief Executive, Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital
- Pete Landstrom – Group Chief Executive, Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust
- Ali Malik, Managing Director, North Central London Cancer Alliance
- Karl Munslow-Ong – Chief Executive, Great Ormond Street Hospital
- David Probert (Chief Executive, University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Chair: Prof Geoff Bellingan, SRO, North Central London Cancer Alliance
10:45 Refreshment break
Networking, poster viewing and voting
11:15 Showcase of current and future NCL work in cancer care
Local activity linked to the three core strategic shifts and the National Cancer Plan.
12:10 Keynote speech
Sarah Woolnough, Chief Executive, The King’s Fund
12:40 Introduction to afternoon breakout sessions
Afternoon chairs: Professor Derralynn Hughes (Royal Free London) and Dr Clare Stephens GP, Co-clinical Directors, North Central London Cancer Alliance
12:45 Lunch
Networking, poster viewing and voting
13:45 Round one breakout sessions
You will join one of these sessions, as selected during the registration process:
- Through Patients’ and Carers’ Eyes: Cancer Care in NCL Bringing together data, lived experience and community voices to shine a light on the experience of cancer care across NCL.
- AI Risk Stratification (AIRS) for Earlier Cancer Detection – From Innovation to Real-World Impact: AI risk stratification and its discovery to deployment can feel like getting lost in a maze, but now NCLCA has a framework to assess where these tools sit in that journey.
- CAN-DO – Neighbourhood Trailblazer programme to enable everyone with cancer to prepare well, recover well and live well: Contribute to the co-development of CAN-DO (Cancer-focused Assessment, Navigation and Delivery for Optimal Wellbeing), a large-scale, neighbourhood-based programme combining digital innovation, social investment and targeted community resource allocation to personalise cancer care.
- Building Cancer into Neighbourhood Health: Explore how the Cancer Alliance plans to embed cancer within neighbourhood-based care, what it is already delivering, and how it can build on this work to improve access, reduce health inequalities and bring cancer services closer to home.
- The Road Ahead: From Digital Strategy to Cancer Care Transformation at UCLH: How UCLH Cancer Division is harnessing innovative multi-professional teams to deliver coordinated digital transformation at scale, enable data-driven automation, and strengthen clinician engagement as it shapes the next phase of its digital and data journey.
14:30 Working tea break
A short break to get refreshments while moving to the next breakout session
14:45 Round two breakout sessions
You will join one of these sessions, as selected during the registration process:
- Through Patients’ and Carers’ Eyes: Cancer Care in NCL Bringing together data, lived experience and community voices to shine a light on the experience of cancer care across NCL.
- AI Risk Stratification (AIRS) for Earlier Cancer Detection – From Innovation to Real-World Impact: AI risk stratification and its discovery to deployment can feel like getting lost in a maze, but now NCLCA has a framework to assess where these tools sit in that journey.
- CAN-DO – Neighbourhood Trailblazer programme to enable everyone with cancer to prepare well, recover well and live well: Contribute to the co-development of CAN-DO (Cancer-focused Assessment, Navigation and Delivery for Optimal Wellbeing), a large-scale, neighbourhood-based programme combining digital innovation, social investment and targeted community resource allocation to personalise cancer care.
- Building Cancer into Neighbourhood Health: Explore how the Cancer Alliance plans to embed cancer within neighbourhood-based care, what it is already delivering, and how it can build on this work to improve access, reduce health inequalities and bring cancer services closer to home.
15:40 Making core shifts, improving patient experience, tackling health inequalities - Panel Q&A on emerging ideas from the breakout sessions
Panellists:
- Michael Anderson, Patient Partner, North Central London Cancer Alliance
- Joe Barnett, Consultant Radiologist, Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust and National Specialty Advisor for Imaging (AI and Digital) NHS England
- Amy Bowen, Director of Proactive Care and Long-term Conditions, West and North London ICB
- Riyad Karim, Assistant Director, Community Engagement for Vaccine and Screening Equity, NHS England London and Co-chair of advisory board, London Bangladeshi Health Partnership
- Charles Kwaku-Odoi, Chief Executive, Caribbean & African Health Network
Chair: Prof Derralynn Hughes
16:10 Poster prizes
Presented by Dr Clare Stephens GP
16:25 Closing remarks
Prof Derralynn Hughes and Dr Clare Stephens GP