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Cancer and diagnostics
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The Cancer and Diagnostics programme exists to support the implementation of national cancer strategies and HEE’s Cancer Workforce Plan.
We capture, monitor and develop projects which aim to deliver cancer workforce improvements. Within the diagnostic workforce, we support the development of the primarily non-medical, diagnostics workforces to reduce waiting times and increase the likelihood of early diagnosis leading to better care and outcomes for patients nationally.
Find out more about our workstreams below:
HEE is proud to have worked with the Joint Advisory Committee on Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (JAG) to develop a Clinical Endoscopist Training Programme to support workforce capacity and capability in response to increasing demand for endoscopy services. All academic modules are delivered online with minimal contact days away from your trust. We accept new applicants and those from clinical endoscopists with previous experience.
GI endoscopic procedures, traditionally carried out by doctors, are being performed increasingly by nurses and other non-medical registered practitioners – known as clinical endoscopists (CEs) or previously known as non-medical endoscopists (NMEs). To address the increasing demand for endoscopy services, HEE works with senior medical and clinical endoscopists, the Joint Advisory Group in GI Endoscopy (JAG), Liverpool John Moores University and Birmingham City University to deliver this comprehensive programme. Working with major national endoscopy stakeholders* we have also developed the Competence Assessment Portfolio.
GatewayC is a free online cancer education platform developed for primary care professionals across England, aiming to improve cancer outcomes by facilitating earlier diagnosis and improving patient experience. The platform is funded by Health Education England and assists users to confidently identify, refer and support patients with symptoms on a suspected cancer pathway.
Based at The Christie Hospital in Manchester, the GatewayC Steering Group includes a GP lead, patient representatives and representatives from Cancer Research UK, Macmillan and The Christie NHS Foundation Trust.
Understanding how our genome – our complete genetic code – influences our health can mean better diagnoses, leading to new and targeted treatments, and even predicting and preventing disease. Our genomics education page tells you all you need to know about our work in this field.
You can also watch a video on how genomics is used in cancer care.
Imaging sits as part of the Cancer and Diagnostics programme within Health Education England (HEE). We plan, develop, monitor and deliver projects that aim to deliver imaging workforce improvements.
Visit our imaging page to find out more about our imaging programmes.
Pathology is the study of disease and described as the bridge between science and medicine, which underpins every aspect of patient care. Pathologists work in hospitals and laboratories on different areas of prevention, diagnosis, and treatment for diseases such as cancer and play a critical role in the cancer and diagnostic workforce.
Healthcare Science
Healthcare Scientists play a major role in Pathology. The National School of Healthcare Science (NSHCS) supports all aspects of their development.
See the Pathology webpage for more information on our role in developing the workforce.
In 2005 the Department of Health and the Royal College of Radiologists collaborated to set up three Radiology Academies – Leeds & West Yorkshire, Norwich and Peninsula (Plymouth). Take a look at our work in this area.