Health experts in cancer care in Teesside met to discuss the journey patients take from finding a health issue to completing treatment.
The event, held at Billingham Forum and organised by North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust, included health professionals from across the area.
Health teams in areas including diagnostic care, breast screening, cancer pathways, chemotherapy and social prescribing and outreach shared learning.
A cancer patient also spoke about their own experience being cared for by health teams and a transgender patient told their story of being cared for in the health service.
Kendra Powell, Macmillan lead cancer nurse, said: “As health professionals we want to better understand a patient’s experience from the moment they are diagnosed with cancer to the moment they complete their treatment.
“We invited a whole range of experts in their areas to talk about the part they play in a patient’s journey.
“We were also able to hear from patients about what it is like to be treated in our services, the barriers they find, the things they have valued and any other feedback they have.”
Nicola Devonport, cancer project support officer, added: “We were delighted to hear from so many experts in both community and hospital cancer care, including some of our local GP surgeries, and it proved a fantastic opportunity to share any lessons we can learn and areas of good practice.”