The plan highlights earlier diagnosis, better pathway coordination, improved reporting, and more personalised care, supported by expanded diagnostic capacity, data-driven decision-making, and digital tools embedded into everyday clinical workflows.
Digitalisation, automation, and AI are positioned as the engine for this shift, moving cancer care from a reactive model to one that is more proactive, predictive, and personalised.
e18 Innovation and Digital Workforce Services Plc provide programme support that directly enables Cancer Alliances and Trust cancer teams to deliver against these priorities, particularly across:
- Faster and more consistent diagnostic pathways
- End-to-end pathway coordination and reporting
- Reduced administrative burden for MDTs and cancer teams
- Operational resilience aligned with national targets
This work is already happening in practice. We support pioneering NHS Trusts and Nordic healthcare organisations with live programmes that focus on turning national policy into deliverable, fundable change on the ground.
You can find examples of this work here:
🔗 https://e18innovation.com/cancer-care-transforming-cancer-pathways-with-automation/
🔗 https://e18innovation.com/east-cheshire-nhs-trust-cancer-services/
As Cancer Alliances, ICSs, and Trusts look to operationalise the Plan, the focus is now on scalable delivery that genuinely supports clinical teams and patients.
📄 Reference
This article discusses the National Cancer Plan for England: delivering world-class cancer care, published 4 February 2026 by the Department of Health and Social Care and NHS England, setting out how cancer outcomes can be transformed by 2035.
🔗 Full plan (PDF): National Cancer Plan for England https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/698315a35a7e802e96d343a4/national-cancer-plan-for-england-delivering-world-class-cancer-care.pdf
