This report summarises what was discussed at the consultation workshop and submitted to the call for evidence which shaped the 2026 National Cancer Plan
At the meeting of the Hastings and Rother Cancer Support Network (H&RCSN) on 5th March 2025 a workshop was proposed to bring together a response to the Department of Health and Social Care call for evidence to shape the national cancer plan.
The proposal was well received and so the HVA/Macmillan Cancer Champions project agreed to host a workshop, that was held on 1st April. Twelve attendees were present.
All members of the network were invited, with the aim to encourage people with lived experience and service providers to feed into a local response to the call for evidence. Volunteers from the Macmillan information and advice hub at the town hall were also invited.
The structure of the discussions broadly followed the key questions set out in the Call for Evidence.