Reducing delays, releasing clinical capacity and ensuring timely care.
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Join a small, invite-only Cancer Care Forum in Leeds, bringing together Cancer Alliance leaders and senior NHS trust colleagues from clinical, operational, digital and service improvement roles.
The forum is designed for peer-to-peer learning and networking, with practical discussion around improving cancer pathways, patient flow and operational performance—and sharing approaches and lessons that can be transferred across organisations.
Hosted by Digital Workforce and Flowable(opens in new tab), the event will feature real-world experience and proven solutions delivering measurable results across the NHS and internationally.
Agenda highlights
Keynote: Transforming breast cancer follow-up at HUS Helsinki University Hospital
HUS Helsinki University Hospital will share its pioneering, scalable model for breast cancer follow-up and the measurable impact it has delivered:
95% of manual follow-up tasks automated
47% fewer inbound calls
Thousands of nurse appointments released each year
The session will explore how the model works in practice and how the approach can be scaled across patient groups, pathways and organisations.
NHS Panel: Improving patient flow in cancer services
An NHS-experience-led panel discussion chaired by Chris Sleight, with Rob Child,
Camilla Gow and Jas Cartwright.
The panel will share practical experience of automation and cancer pathway transformation—including the challenges, opportunities, achievements, outcomes and lessons learned along the way.
Hear from the people who did the work
Meri Utriainen, MD, PhD
Administrative Chief Physician, HUS Comprehensive Cancer Center, Helsinki University Hospital
Chris Sleight
Independent Advisor - Diagnostics
Former Chief Officer of the Greater Manchester Diagnostic Networks
Jas Cartwright
Transformation Director - Cancer Services Digital Workforce
Former Director Of Continuous Improvement at Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust
Camilla Gow
Programme Manager supporting Digital Delivery for Outpatients CSU, Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
Rob Child
RPA Business Manager, Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
Join Cancer Alliance Leaders in Leeds
The Queens Hotel(opens in new tab)
City Square, Leeds LS1 1PJ
Room Pateley
The forum runs from 12:45 to 18:00 on 12 October 2026. Lunch starts at 13:00. The afternoon closes with coffee, drinks and networking from 16:45.
Proven impact. Shared learning from across the NHS and the Nordics.
Join the discussion and leave with practical insights you can put into action.
Proven pathway solutions
Hear about cancer pathway automation and orchestration running in production today, and the results these solutions have delivered.
Guide to cancer pathway mapping & scalable pathway models.
NHS experience - first hand
A panel of Cancer Alliance and NHS trust senior leaders:
The expert panelists will share the challenges they faced, the changes they made and the outcomes achieved—before opening the discussion to the audience.
International learnings
Helsinki University Hospital cancer follow-up model
- 95% of manual pathway tasks automated
- 33% more appointment capacity
- 47% fewer inbound calls
Time with peers
Open discussion on shared challenges and future priorities across the NHS.
A small-group setting for candid conversation and peer learning.
Informal networking over coffee and drinks.
Request a seat at the event
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Agenda - an afternoon focused on cancer pathways
12:45 Arrival
13:00 Networking lunch
14:00 Welcome and opening remarks
14:15 Improving patient flow in cancer services - panel discussion
NHS-experience-led discussion chaired by Chris Sleight, with Rob Child, Camilla Gow and Jas Cartwright.
Practical experience of automation and pathway transformation: challenges, opportunities, achievements, lessons learned and outcomes.
15:00 Break and networking
15:30 International keynote: HUS Helsinki University Hospital
Transforming cancer follow-up pathways through intelligent orchestration. How end-to-end pathway orchestration has transformed the HUS breast cancer pathway, the lessons learned and the impact achieved.
16:15 Closing words, discussion and Q&A
Interactive discussion on common challenges, opportunities and future priorities for cancer pathway transformation across the NHS.
16:40 Closing words
16:45 Coffee, drinks and networking
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