##  [The Christie NHS Foundation Trust, Wilmslow Road, Manchester, M20 4BX](/uk-en/about/partnerships/collaborative-working/the-christie-nhs-foundation-trust "The Christie NHS Foundation Trust, Wilmslow Road, Manchester, M20 4BX") 

 **Project Name:** Greater Manchester Cancer Care Alliance -Cancer Care Coordinators within Breast Oncology services

**Project Summary:**

The Collaborative Working Project (“**CWP**”) aims to maximise efficiency to optimise workforce capacity within the Greater Manchester (“**GM**”) breast cancer (“**BC**”) oncology service with the creation of a new dedicated workforce role of four Breast cancer care coordinators for two years. The intention is to maximise efficiency of clinical appointments that will improve the pathway for patients providing a more efficient and co-ordinated approach to their care.

Amendment July 2025 to allow for extended timeline due to an initial delay in recruiting the posts and onboarding the breast cancer care coordinators.

**Planned Milestones:**

Milestone

Description**1**

Kick-off meeting **2**

Recruitment of the CWP Roles.**3**

Onboarding of CWP Roles. Baseline data. Develop protocols. **4**

Pathway mapping of the Greater Manchester (GM) Systemic Anti-Cancer Therapy (SACT) delivery service.**5**

Carry out 3 months of clinical operations according to the developed protocols. **6**

Develop business case to support future funding post project.**7**

Carry out 6 months of clinical operations according to the developed protocols. **8**

Project Manager to share interim outputs with the GM Cancer Alliance to share with the other 20 Cancer Care alliance Leads.**9**

Carry out 9 months of clinical operations according to the developed protocols. **10**

Carry out 12 months of clinical operations according to the developed protocols.**11**

Carry out 15 months of clinical operations according to the developed protocols.**12**

Carry out 18 months of clinical operations according to the developed protocols.**13**

Submit final CWP report to Novartis. Develop with Novartis the outcomes summary and publishing in line with the ABPI guidelines.**Expected Benefits:**

ANTICIPATED BENEFITS FOR PATIENTS

- Named NHS Project Managerco-ordinating BC care will improve patient experience of the BC service by coordinating the patients Cancer care appointments.
- More streamlined pathway to improve the patient experience and limit visits to the hospital.

ANTICIPATED BENEFITS FOR THE ORGANISATION(S)

- Workforce efficiency and optimisation by removing administrative burden from clinical staff and coordinating patient care.
- Increased clinic efficiency by ensuring all up to date tests results are available at the right time.
- Increase the overall quality of care and improve equity of access to specialist care for patients with BC requiring treatment initiation, evaluation, and monitoring.
- Provide a single point of contact for patients, thereby reducing the potential for unplanned calls being received by the wider clinical team.
- Free up consultant capacity for clinical activities that are unique to their skillset.
- CWP would highlight GM cancer Care Alliance and The Christies as an exemplar in service re-design of worksforce optimisation and sustainability.

ANTICIPATED BENEFITS FOR NOVARTIS

- Better understanding of overall HCP and patient needs.
- Optimal use of medicines in line with local/national guidance (including Novartis medicines) in appropriate patients.
- Ethical, professional, and transparent relationship between Novartis and the Healthcare Organisations.

**Start Date & Duration:** Start date, October 2023.,CWP amended July 2025. Project duration 37 months.

FA-11504794 | September 2025