Nic Beech is Managing Director for Thames Valley Cancer Alliance, previously working as Transformation Lead at NHS England National Cancer Programme and Director for Performance and Improvement at Surrey and Sussex Cancer Alliance. Nic is an oncology nurse with experience in nursing practice, education and research, gained in acute and community NHS, voluntary and higher education. Nic’s roles have supported health care systems to review cancer services with an emphasis on workforce, cancer pathways and governance processes. She has published and represented nursing at the Royal College of Nursing Breast and Cancer Care Forum Steering Committee, Cancer Research UK Clinical Advisory Group and the Multidisciplinary Cancer Stakeholder Group.