National Cancer Action Team

Improving Outcomes: A Strategy for Cancer sets out an ambitious vision for the delivery of the world class cancer services.  The role of the National Cancer Action Team (NCAT) is to support the NHS in translating this vision into reality.  From supporting cancer networks in the development of early diagnosis initiatives through to developing better information for cancer patients, NCAT is working across the cancer patient pathway.

NCAT is a key element of the National Cancer Programme, working with the Department of Health, NHS Improvement, the NHS Cancer Screening Programme and the national initiatives which are helping to implement different aspects of the new strategy.

Professor Sir Mike Richards, the National Cancer Director, leads the National Cancer Programme, reporting to Ministers.

NCAT are based in central London, but work across England.  NCAT hosts the National Cancer Intelligence Network and the National End of Life Care Programme.

Mike Richards

Professor Sir Mike Richards, the National Cancer Director, leads the National Cancer Programme, reporting to Ministers.

About Mike

Stephen Parsons

Stephen Parsons is Director of NCAT, having previously been the National Coordinator of the National Peer Review Programme.

Tel: 0208 282 6273

Email: anne.bowler@ncat.nhs.uk