NCL News

North Central London Cancer Alliance is pleased to announce the launch of its 2024/25 Innovation Fund Open Call. It is focused on improving patient experience across cancer services in North Central London.  Results from the 2023 National Cancer Patient Experience Survey (NCPES) revealed that North Central London Cancer Alliance performed 17th out of 21 Cancer […]

Do-it-yourself human papillomavirus (HPV) tests could enable more than a million more women in England to participate in cervical screening over the next three years. The results of a research study carried out in north and east London offering a self-sampling kit to patients who are overdue their cervical screening are published today in eClinicalMedicine,

Three videos to support patients through the diagnosis and treatment stages for prostate cancer have been produced by the North Central London (NCL) and North East London (NEL) Cancer Alliances. They cover referral to hospital, having a biopsy, and, if then diagnosed with cancer, the treatment options.   The videos came about after consultants identified

A new service to increase take up of bowel cancer screening will contact people who are being invited for the first-time in Barnet, Camden, Enfield, Haringey and Islington. Community Links will telephone invitees to encourage them to participate. The year-long service is led by North Central London Cancer Alliance, in collaboration with NHS North Central

North Central London Cancer Alliance (NCLCA) and UCLPartners will collaborate over the next year to improve early cancer diagnosis, enhance patient experience, and tackle local health inequalities.  This joint working will boost local efforts to support the ambition of the NHS Long Term Plan to diagnose 75% of cancers at stage 1 and 2 by