International law firm DAC Beachcroft will co-host a national simulation to test how neighbourhood cancer care could work in practice and help shape the future design of cancer services.
The National Neighbourhood Cancer Care Simulation will take place in London on 29 and 30 September, bringing together people living with and affected by cancer, community partners, health and care professionals, and system leaders to explore how care and support can be organised more effectively around people's lives, priorities and communities.
DACB is delivering the simulation alongside RM Partners, Macmillan Cancer Support and PPL. The event will create a realistic environment in which participants from the NHS, local authorities and the voluntary, community and social enterprise (VCSE) sector will work with people with lived experience to examine which elements of cancer care and support could be organised around people and their communities.
The exercise will explore how the ambitions set out in the 10 Year Health Plan and the emerging National Cancer Plan for England could translate into practical improvements for people affected by cancer. Participants will test how neighbourhood approaches to care might work and identify the changes needed to transform the cancer pathway.
Learnings from the simulation will be captured throughout the event and published in a detailed report afterwards. The report will set out what was tested, what participants learned and the implications for policy, service design and the future development of neighbourhood cancer care.
Charlotte Burnett, Partner and NHS Group Lead at DACB, said, "Delivering neighbourhood cancer care will require organisations to work across traditional boundaries to bring services closer to the people who need them. Clear accountability, decision-making and escalation processes will be essential.
"This simulation provides a unique opportunity to test new approaches, understand potential risks and identify practical solutions before they are implemented more widely. We are pleased to support this important initiative."
