Clinical Diagnostics & Medical Sciences

A Learning-Focused Summit on NHS Oncology

Cancer remains one of the NHS’s most complex and urgent challenges demanding faster diagnosis, more equitable access to treatment, and a workforce confident in delivering precision care. The 10 Year Health Plan places early detection, innovation and personalisation at the heart of future oncology services. This summit responds directly to that call, providing the education, skills and tools NHS professionals need to deliver cancer care that is proactive, personalised and closer to home.

Educational Focus:

Through a mix of Skill Clinics, Lessons Learned Sessions, and Peer Learning Circles, delegates will learn using real-world frameworks, tools, and templates to strengthen early detection pathways, expand genomic testing, and deliver community-based oncology care.

The focus is not on what to achieve, but how to achieve it. Senior leaders and clinicians will share first-hand insights on implementation challenges, course corrections and replicable improvement models that can be applied immediately within local systems.

Key Topics:

• Expanding targeted screening, self-sampling and early detection initiatives.
• Scaling genomic testing and AI-guided personalised oncology care.
• Integrating innovative technologies; including liquid biopsies, cancer vaccines and whole genome sequencing
• Redesigning oncology pathways to deliver diagnostics, rehabilitation and follow-up care within community settings.
• Accelerating treatment through digital integration, data-driven coordination and insights from precision and immunotherapy trials.

What’s New for 2026:

• Morning and Afternoon Skill Clinics: immersive sessions providing delegates with practical templates for screening pathway redesign, genomic testing workflows and community-based cancer care models.
• Lessons Learned Sessions: senior NHS leaders share where implementation plans faced challenges and what changes delivered success.
• Peer Learning Circles: facilitated, topic-specific discussions connecting oncology teams, commissioners and innovation leads across the UK.
• Action-Driven Case Studies: focused on the how: methods, processes and team structures that made progress possible.

Why Attend:

• Build confidence through structured, applied learning and guided skill development.
• Gain access to replicable frameworks for early diagnosis, genomic testing and localised cancer care delivery.
• Hear directly from peers navigating similar workforce, innovation and integration challenges.
• Leave with practical artefacts, toolkits, checklists and action plans ready to use within your organisation.
• Strengthen your professional network through collaborative learning and best practice sharing across regions and specialties.

Who Would Benefit:

This summit is ideal for oncology service leads, cancer nurse specialists, diagnostic and genomic programme managers, community health directors and primary care leaders working to deliver more personalised, efficient and equitable cancer care. It will also benefit commissioners, clinical directors and innovation leads seeking practical insight into how to scale early detection, accelerate innovation and integrate cancer services into local care systems.

Suppliers, research partners and technology innovators will gain a clear understanding of the operational priorities shaping the next decade of NHS oncology transformation.