Former Harrogate teacher Dr Barbara Hibbert talks here about taking control of her life and her experience of palliative care after she was diagnosed with terminal bowel cancer in October 2016. She describes the importance of spotting symptoms early and understanding the potential links between lifestyle and the risk of cancer.
Watch Barbara's StoryWe believe the best way to achieve this is to ensure that cancer care, treatment and support is wrapped around each individual patient.
By working in partnership and breaking down organisational boundaries, we will transform the outcomes and experience for local people facing a cancer diagnosis, living with and beyond cancer.
Our Cancer Alliance has ambitious plans to transform services and improve care, treatment and support for those affected by cancer in West Yorkshire and Harrogate. Our Delivery Plan explains what we will do to achieve world class outcomes for our patients.
Our Alliance is a wide range of organisations involved in caring for and supporting those affected by cancer across our area, including the NHS, local councils, care providers, charities, voluntary and community sector organisations, individual patients and support groups. See how we work in West Yorkshire and Harrogate.
Our work is led by an Alliance Board and delivered through five specific project groups, interdependent on the delivery of ambitious place-based plans:
We believe all our work should be shaped by those who have experience of what it means to live with and beyond a cancer diagnosis.
Find out how you can get involved and help us do this.
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