All Cancer articles – Page 36
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NewsStruggling emergency care systems to get winter buddies
A buddy system for poorly performing urgent and emergency care systems will be introduced this winter in an attempt to help the ‘most challenged’ areas.
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CommentOnly together can we beat cancer
Public-private collaboration is vital to win the war on cancer
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NewsSpecialist radiotherapy overhaul could result in decommissioning
An overhaul of specialist radiotherapy services could result in a number of existing providers being decommissioned, a consultation paper published by NHS England suggests.
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HSJ LocalLast Staffordshire trust pulls out of £690m cancer consortium
COMMERCIAL: The main acute provider in Staffordshire has pulled out of a consortium bid to take on a £687m, 10 year prime provider contract for cancer services.
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CommentThe cancer strategy has laid down a challenge to government
To what extent will the government act on the taskforce’s recommendations?
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NewsBreast cancer drug remains on CDF after ‘significant concessions’
A breast cancer drug will remain on the list of treatments patients can access through the cancer drugs fund after the manufacturer made ‘significant concessions’ on the price.
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NewsNHS England unveils revamp of cancer drugs fund
The cancer drugs fund should become a ‘managed access’ fund, which would pay for new drugs for a set period before they are approved or rejected by NICE, NHS England has said.
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NewsReview to consider ‘cancer drugs fund’ for innovative medicines
The government’s accelerated access review will look at whether the principle of the cancer drugs fund could be extended to non-cancer treatments, its chair has said.
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News'Massive relief' over NHS England decision on rare condition drug
A drug at the centre of a row over preventable deaths and policy delays could become routinely available on the NHS, it has emerged.
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NewsCancer commissioning overhaul could save 30,000 lives
The NHS can save 30,000 more lives a year by overhauling cancer commissioning and treatment funding, a national taskforce has said.
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NewsUpdated: NHS England halts cancer drugs working group
A group tasked by NHS England to examine how cancer drugs can be evaluated and commissioned in future has had its work ‘paused’ after just six months in operation.
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NewsNHS England announces specialised treatment decisions
NHS England has announced it will begin funding a range of new specialised treatments and drugs, following a consultation process.
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HSJ LocalRobot wars in Lancashire as trusts compete to be specialist site
ACUTE CARE: A hospital trust in Lancashire has ignored national guidance by spending £1.5m on a surgical robot, according to NHS England.
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HSJ LocalStaffing and overcrowding flagged in Gloucestershire inspection
PERFORMANCE: Gloucestershire Hospitals Foundation Trust has been rated ‘requires improvement’ by the Care Quality Commission.
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SupplementsSupplement: Social care crises require a rapid response
How the British Red Cross supports patients in social crises
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CommentLiving longer with cancer is not the same as living well
A more personalised model is badly needed
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NewsExclusive: Multimillion pound cancer contract consortium revealed
A private company led consortium including two NHS trusts is now the only remaining bidder for a 10 year, £687m cancer services contract in Staffordshire, HSJ can reveal.
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CommentEnd Game: Lansley's parting policy potshots
He has no problem questioning the cancer drugs fund
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NewsCancer care funding faces overhaul
Cancer services should be funded via population-based payments to networks and lead providers, the NHS England chief executive has said.