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Uniting cancer leaders, innovators, and frontline teams to deliver earlier diagnosis, personalised treatment, and system-wide transformation 

Now in its 8th year, the HSJ Cancer Forum is the premier annual gathering for senior NHS cancer leaders, system partners, and innovators. It’s where the sector comes together to collaborate on boosting system capacity, improving patient outcomes, and delivering high-quality, equitable cancer services nationwide. 

The 2026 forum took place against the backdrop of the new NHS 10-Year Health Plan, the Cancer Strategy, and an evolving workforce plan. Discussions focused on turning national ambitions into real-world impact across prevention, screening, diagnosis, treatment, and personalised care. This one-day interactive forum explored how cancer pathways can be redesigned in line with the NHS’s three major shifts: 

  • Hospital to community – delivering more care closer to home
  • Analogue to digital – using technology and data to personalise care and improve efficiency
  • Treatment to prevention – embedding proactive, risk-based interventions across the system

These core themes were grounded in sessions on workforce, innovation, policy, and commissioning to provide a complete whole-system perspective. 

Part of HSJ HealthSHIFT: Early Intervention, this Forum runs alongside:

This co-location created crossover audiences, broaden networking opportunities, and brought fresh voices and expertise into the cancer conversation; accelerating the scale and spread of best practice.

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WHAT CAN YOU EXPECT?

Your event experience includes...

  • 1 full day of leader insights and practical content for debate and discussion
  • Exposure to thought leadership, and diverse viewpoints
  • Effective collaboration through intimate and solutions-focused interactive discussion groups
  • Your attendance was fully funded by HSJ and our event partners, with no cost to you
  • The Cancer Forum was part of our wider HealthSHIFT event, with the opportunity to attend some sessions in other forums.  

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KEY THEMES

With a commitment to action and practical implementation, helping to share successes and learnings across the country, the HSJ Cancer Forum is a crucial event in your calendar to discuss with national leaders, front-line clinicians and patients themes.

  • Implementing the Cancer Plan and the 10 Year Plan
  • Prevention in Practice: Rethinking Risk, Screening and System Incentives
  • Personalised Pathways: Balancing Specialist and Neighbourhood Care
  • Modernising MDTs: Smarter Ways to Personalise Cancer Care
  • Better Data, Better Decisions: Unlocking Insights Across the Cancer Pathway
  • Genomics in Cancer: From Promise to Practicality

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What our delegates say

" Covered the whole spectrum of cancer service provision from pre-diagnosis to living with cancer and beyond.... "
Programme Director - Cancer Strategy
Mid & South Essex Foundation Trust
" Excellent day, time well spent. "
Diagnostics Programme Director
Clatterbridge Cancer Centre
" It was all so good! Excellent presentations, an inspiring day, great for networking and really nice food, I felt appreciated! "
Deputy Director, Nursing
Mid & South Essex Foundation Trust
" A really informative and interactive day. "
Patient Portal Manager
Kent & Medway Cancer Alliance
" A great showcase of what is happening across the country. "
AHSN
North East & North Cumbria
" Really informative, great presenters and all very well organised. "
Commissioning Manager
Hertfordshire & West Essex ICB

To find out more

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Delegate enquiries: Delegate Sales team