All Cancer articles – Page 44
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HSJ KnowledgeCancer commissioning: a survivor's guide
Treatment taught one commissioner lessons he hopes the NHS will learn
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NewsPlan to tackle breast cancer with prevention
Women with a family history of breast cancer could be offered preventative medication on the NHS under new plans outlined by the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence.
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NewsIan Kennedy to review Solihull breast surgery conduct
A leading health expert is to head an independent inquiry into how concerns over breast cancer surgery were handled by trust managers.
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NewsPatient voice 'lost' in rush to specialised commissioning
A “ridiculously short” timeframe for consultation on plans for the future design of specialised services including rare cancers and neurosurgery has left insufficient time for meaningful patient engagement, patient groups have claimed.
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HSJ KnowledgeBest of 2012: long-term conditions
Long-term conditions is the subject of this selection of best practice content
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NewsAlarm at cancer treatment 'ageism'
Ageism in the NHS is stopping some older cancer patients getting the best treatments, a charity has warned.
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CommentWe must root out ageism in NHS cancer care
Bold steps now can improve cancer care in the long term
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HSJ KnowledgeCommunity care is a means to a better end
Community services can improve the quality of end of life care
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NewsDrug chief uncomfortable over fund
A cash pot used to pay for life-extending drugs should not be limited to patients who have cancer, the head of the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence has suggested.
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NewsEmergency cancer care 'fragmented'
Hospitals must improve the emergency care offered to cancer patients, according to a new report.
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NewsShortage of lung cancer specialists revealed
The lives of lung cancer patients are being put at risk by a shortage of specialists and outdated views on possible outcomes, a report warns.
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HSJ Local
Information prescriptions launched at Ashford & St Peter’s
PERFORMANCE: Information Prescriptions are being introduced at Ashford and St Peter’s Hospitals to support cancer patients.
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HSJ KnowledgeThink About Your Life puts people's experience first
A set of tools support patients with cancer and chronic illnesses
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HSJ KnowledgeWhy the Christie recommends European accreditation
Seeking accreditation was the start of a learning curve
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HSJ Local
Barts Health Trust gets Cyberknife
PERFORMANCE: Barts Health Trust has now started offering services with Cyberknife cancer technology.
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HSJ Local
Fax hitch hits Berkshire cancer performance
PERFORMANCE: A fax server failure has led to a backlog in cancer waits in Berkshire.
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HSJ Local
Great Western struggles for chemo capacity
PERFORMANCE: Patients are waiting up to three weeks for chemotherapy at Great Western Hospital Foundation Trust due to major capacity problems.
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HSJ Local
Cancer centre gains charity quality mark
PERFORMANCE: The Fernhurst Centre at St Richard’s Hospital has been awarded the Macmillan Quality Environment Mark, given to units judged to offer the best standards of cancer care.
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NewsBreast screening 'should be axed' - claim
The UK breast screening programme may be damaging more women’s lives than it saves and should be scrapped, according to a professor.