The Surrey and Sussex Cancer Alliance Board provides leadership to ensure that all patients with cancer in Surrey and Sussex receive equitable access to safe and effective care. 

The Board is founded on the principle of co-design between providers, commissioners, clinicians and service users. It is made up of senior leaders from our local health and care system, charitable organisations and people affected by cancer.

Member Role
Louise Stead chair, Surrey and Sussex Cancer Alliance and chief executive, Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust and Ashford and St Peter's Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Keri Torney managing director, Surrey and Sussex Cancer Alliance
Alex Norman co-medical director, Surrey and Sussex Cancer Alliance
Sarah Westwell co-medical director, Surrey and Sussex Cancer Alliance
Vicki Havercroft Dixon programme director – nursing and allied health professionals
Rebecca Towers programme director
Indea Cadman-Rivers programme director
Tom Pugh programme director
Andrew Rhodes co-chief medical officer, Surrey and Sussex  ICB
Andy Heeps CEO, University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust
Jayne Black CEO, East Sussex  Healthcare NHS Trust
Abigail Jago CEO, Queen Victoria Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Andrew Hines CEO, Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust   
Lance McCarthy CEO, Frimley Health Foundation Trust
Chris Tibbs interim medical director, NHS England, South East
Rebecca Furlong head of cancer performance, NHS England 
Ruth Hutchinson executive director, public health Surrey County Council
David Selling deputy director for public health NHS England South East
Morag Armer screening and immunisations lead for Surrey and Sussex
Qanita Vora public health programme lead, Surrey County Council
Helen Raison consultant in public health, Surrey County Council
Siobhan O’Donnell workforce transformation lead

The Clinical Executive acts as the primary source of clinical advice and leadership to the Surrey and Sussex Cancer Alliance Board, across the whole cancer pathway. This extends from prevention strategies, through to screening and early diagnosis; ensuring delivery of evidence based treatment; supporting those living with and beyond cancer, palliative and supportive care; to end of life care. The Clinical Executive comprises the Alliance Clinical Leadership team who assist the Board in improving cancer patients’ outcomes, both in terms of survival and experience of care.

Here are the Board Papers from the SSCA April Board meeting:

Paper 1 - Prehabilitation, rehabilitation and physical activity

Paper 2 - SSCA performance update

Paper 3 - SSCA 26-27 budget update

Paper 4 - SSCA response to 26-27 planning guidance 

Paper 5 - SSCA treatment variation programme update

Paper 6 - Imaging Network and Cancer Alliance

A glossary of acronyms used in the papers:

ASPH - Ashford and St Peter's Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

CWT - Cancer Waiting Times

ESHT - East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust

FHFT - Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust

ICB - Integrated Care Board

OG - Oesophago-gastric

QVH - Queen Victoria NHS Foundation Trust

RSFT - Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust

SDEC - Same Day Emergency Care

UGI, LGI - Upper and lower gastrointestinal

UHSx - University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust

Here are the July 2025 Board Papers:

A glossary of acronyms used in the papers:

ASPH - Ashford and St Peter's Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

CWT - Cancer Waiting Times

ESHT - East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust

FHFT - Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust

ICB - Integrated Care Board

OG - Oesophago-gastric

QVH - Queen Victoria NHS Foundation Trust

RSFT - Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust

SDEC - Same Day Emergency Care

UGI, LGI - Upper and lower gastrointestinal

UHSx - University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust

The April 2025 Board Papers are here:

Paper 1 - SSCA performance update

Paper 2 - SSCA projects and funding update

Paper 3 - Lung cancer screening programme update

Paper 4 - SSCA SACT and acute oncology service report summary

Paper 5 - SSCA SACT demand and capacity report

Paper 6 - SSCA acute oncology service report

 

A glossary of acronyms used in the papers:

UHSx - University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust

SMT - senior management team

FHFT -  Frimley Health NHS Foundatin Trust

QVH - Queen Victoria NHS Foundation Trust

ESHT - East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust

CWT - Cancer Waiting Times

PSFU -  Personalised Stratified Follow-Up

TYA - Teen and Young Adults

SDEC - Same Day Emergency Care

The January 2024 Board Papers are here:

Paper 1 - SSCA Board performance update

Paper 3 - SSCA project status report and budget update

Paper 6 - SSCA public and patient engagement

Paper 7 - NHS England Workforce, Training & Education Directorate update

Certain papers have been omitted as they contain internal information from partner organisations that are not yet in the public domain

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