Trent Cancer Registry Steering Group
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The primary function of the Trent Cancer Registry Steering Group is to advise on strategic matters and, as part of the process of accountability for the Registry, ensure implementation of the Registry’s strategy in line with national policy and local priorities.
The Steering Group is recognised by the Government Office East Midlands (lead region) as the Group to which they delegate corporate responsibility to:
- Agree the Registry’s strategic objectives
- Provide specialist advice
- Agree the Registry's development strategy and annual business plan
- Receive reports on registry performance and advise on priorities for improving or enhancing performance
- Assist the Registry in matters of general policy where these impact upon the wider mainstream activities of the NHS in the region (including SHAs, PCTs, Trusts and Cancer Networks)
- Assist in promoting and disseminating the work of the Registry
The Steering Group is also used to identify stakeholder interests and to incorporate these into an agreed and supported work programme. The work programme is performance managed with regular feedback to a monthly meeting of the Trent Cancer Registry Management Team and three times a year to the whole Steering Group.
The core Membership of the Trent Cancer Registry Steering Group, as defined by the Cancer Registry Measures for the Manual of Cancer Services, is as follows:
- Chair: the Regional Director of Public Health (or designated deputy)
- A PCT Director of Public Health (or designated deputy) from one of the PCTs served
- Cancer Network representatives x 4 (lead clinician or manager from each)
- A PCT Chief Executive from one of the PCTs served
- An NHS Connecting for Health Local Service Provider representative
- An Acute Trust Caldicott Guardian from one of the Trusts served
- The Director of the Trent Cancer Registry
- The Deputy Director, Trent Cancer Registry
The following additional members have been appointed by the Steering Group to ensure that the Registry is adequately represented by key partner organisations and stakeholders:
- Representatives of patients or service users
- Public Health Medicine representative
- The National Coordinator of UK Cancer Registries
- Representative of the academic / R&D community
- Screening and Public Health representative from East Midlands SHA
- TCR Management Team (Head of Cancer Analysis, Head of IT, Head of Registration and Business Manager)
Meeting of 7 July 2009
Meeting of 12 March 2009
Meeting of 18 November 2008
Meeting of 24 July 2008
Meeting of 18 March 2008
Meeting of 15 November 2007
Meeting of 11 July 2007
Meeting of 14 March 2007
Meeting of 6 December 2006
Meeting of 6 July 2006