All Cancer articles – Page 43
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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.
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CommentAct now to tackle the pressure of long term cancer care
The impact of an ageing population on the NHS
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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.
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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.
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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
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SupplementsWhy we are still dying at hospital, not home: the case studies
How partnership working is helping patients to die at home
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SupplementsWhy the 3 Rs can cut hospital admissions
Integrating recovery, reablement and rehabilitation will be key to reducing readmissions
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HSJ KnowledgeHow clinicians are driving innovation in cancer care
Shaping cancer care treatment in the capital
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HSJ Local
New breast cancer unit takes shape at West Sussex
STRUCTURE: Work has begun on new breast cancer services at Western Sussex Hospitals Trust.
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HSJ KnowledgeRedesigning end of life care in the community
It is time to move resources away from hospitals
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NewsCancer survival rates vary by geography
Cancer patients face “wide and persistent” variations in survival rates depending on where they live, officials said.
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NHS Suffolk misses cancer targets
PERFORMANCE NHS Suffolk has missed two cancer target in the last quarter of 2012, according to board papers.
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SupplementsThe Open Data Platform takes on the NHS information haystack
Building open and linked systems
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NewsSome cancer drugs taken off fast track funding list, NHS England admits
NHS England today confirmed that it had taken some cancer treatments off its “fast track” list following changes to the cancer drugs fund announced yesterday.
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NewsBowel cancer drug funding in danger
As many as 6,500 bowel cancer patients could be denied access to life-extending drugs when a cash pot to pay for them ceases to exist at the end of the year, a charity has warned.
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HSJ KnowledgeRaising awareness of breast cancer among over 70s
How a pilot to promote detection yielded exceptional results
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HSJ Local
Yorkshire cancer doc named national cancer director
WORKFORCE: Sean Duffy, director and medical director of the Yorkshire Cancer Network, has been appointed the national clinical director for cancer.
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HSJ KnowledgePatients and quality are the focus for CCGs
Francis provides an opportunity for the NHS to reassess its priorities
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CommentCulture is the foundation of patient safety
Hospitals must have a balanced culture following Francis
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NewsExclusive: Major London trusts unveil cancer and cardiac shake-up
Three major teaching hospitals have unveiled a ground breaking service reorganisation under which they will exchange responsibility for providing key specialised services.