£325,000 awarded to Humber and North Yorkshire projects by Cancer Alliance
Funding supports innovation in cancer services and patient outcomes
Humber and North Yorkshire Cancer Alliance has announced £325,000 in awards to eight local projects aimed at advancing cancer research and improving patient outcomes for the 2026/27 cycle.
The Alliance-funded programme, now in its third year, supports NHS, academic, and voluntary-sector partners to transform innovative ideas into practical research and service improvements.
This year's projects focus on diverse areas including supportive care for young patients, diagnostic tests, digital monitoring, ambulatory treatment models, and addressing inequalities in cancer screening.
Lucy Turner, Managing Director of Humber and North Yorkshire Cancer Alliance, said: “The Cancer Alliance is proud to invest more than £325,000 in eight projects led by people who understand the challenges facing patients and cancer services locally.
“Our funding gives teams the opportunity to turn strong ideas into evidence, whether that means making diagnosis less invasive, bringing care closer to home, improving treatment capacity or tackling inequalities in access. We look forward to working with the successful teams and sharing what their projects achieve for patients across Humber and North Yorkshire.”
Professor James Turvill, Consultant Gastroenterologist at York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, and part of the team behind the award-winning colon capsule endoscopy trial, said: “People living in rural and coastal communities can face additional barriers when they need hospital-based investigations.
“This Cancer Alliance funding gives us the opportunity to evaluate whether colon capsule endoscopy can offer a more accessible option for appropriate patients, while helping specialist colonoscopy capacity to be used where it is needed most. We are delighted to receive the award and look forward to working with patients and partners to assess the approach carefully.”