Richard Roope has been a GP for over 35 years and is currently working for the Wessex Rapid Investigation Service (RDC). He trained in Cambridge, London, and Oxford. He has had leadership roles within cancer services in Hampshire and Wessex since 2001. He is the RCGP Clinical Advisor and Rep for cancer and was the Cancer Champion for the RCGP and Cancer Research UK from 2014 to 2020 and had advisory roles with Cancer Research UK from 2015 to 2025. He was a member CYP Task force for the new 10 Year Cancer Plan. In 2015, he was elected to Fellowship of the RCGP for contributions to cancer prevention, diagnosis and management.