All Cancer articles – Page 43
-
CommentCancer fund has proved its doubters wrong
The cancer drugs fund was met with scepticism – but it is working
-
CommentLord Saatchi: The law is killing patients
Established practices fail both doctors and cancer patients
-
HSJ LocalExclusive: CCGs line up 10 year integrated contracts
STRUCTURE: Five clinical commissioning groups in Staffordshire are planning to tender the first integrated 10 year contracts for cancer and end of life care, HSJ has learned.
-
NewsDoctors 'must be free to innovate' says MP
Doctors should be free to innovate and be given greater opportunities to find cures for cancer, a Conservative MP has urged.
-
HSJ Local
East Surrey radiotherapy unit due to open in spring
STRUCTURE: Staff at East Surrey Hospital performed a traditional “topping out” ceremony for its new state of the art radiotherapy facility in Redhill this month.
-
NewsWelsh cancer patients 'missing out' on new drugs
Cancer patients in Wales are more than four times less likely to receive a newer drug on the NHS than those in England, it is claimed.
-
NewsHospitals criticised over junk food
English hospitals have been criticised for allowing patients and visitors to gorge on crisps, fizzy drinks and chocolate.
-
NewsAnalysed: The latest round in Manchester's cancer conflict
Two foundation trusts have referred NHS England to Monitor over the way specialised cancer surgery services are commissioned.
-
HSJ LocalMonitor probes alleged competition rule breach
A health regulator is to investigate complaints over whether NHS England breached competition rules for commissioning cancer services.
-
NewsStudy backs GP melanoma biopsies
GPs should routinely perform initial biopsies to test for melanoma, a new study claims.
-
HSJ KnowledgeFace up to the cost of post-cancer treatment
Prepare the NHS for a rising number of patients needing care
-
NewsProton cancer therapy coming to UK
Cancer patients who currently travel abroad for a special type of radiotherapy will be able to get it in the UK from 2018.
-
NewsOnly 3pc get best head cancer care
Just 3.1 per cent of head and neck cancer patients in England receive the “ideal patient pathway”, an audit examining seven key aspects of care has suggested.
-
CommentAct now to tackle the pressure of long term cancer care
The impact of an ageing population on the NHS
-
HSJ Local
Sussex Community Trust in new home palliative care partnership
STRUCTURE: Sussex Community NHS Trust’s palliative care team has joined with the Martlets Hospice@Home team to deliver a new specialist support and advice service.
-
HSJ Local
Colchester Hospital University FT invites 12,000 women for breast cancer screening
PERFORMANCE: Colchester Hospital University Foundation Trust has invited more than 12,000 women for breast screening.
-
SupplementsWhy we are still dying at hospital, not home
40 per cent of patients still die in hospital, with no medical need to be there
-
SupplementsWhy we are still dying at hospital, not home: the case studies
How partnership working is helping patients to die at home
-
SupplementsWhy the 3 Rs can cut hospital admissions
Integrating recovery, reablement and rehabilitation will be key to reducing readmissions
-
HSJ KnowledgeHow clinicians are driving innovation in cancer care
Shaping cancer care treatment in the capital