All Cancer articles – Page 54
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NewsExclusive: Commissioning Board will be told to save cancer lives
A commitment to improve cancer outcomes in order to “save 5,000 lives a year” is set to be included in the government’s first “mandate” for the NHS Commissioning Board, HSJ has been told.
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CommentAmong the structural turmoil, maintaining performance is a matter of life and death
While all eyes are currently on the political rollercoaster that is the Health Bill, less seductive but more vital is maintaining the performance of a service that has life and death consequences for individuals every day.
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NHS West Kent reports bowel cancer screening success
PERFORMANCE: The primary care trust said more than half the people sent self screening kits for bowel cancer in 2010 returned them to the PCT for assessment.
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Barnsley FT recognised for cancer patients' good experience
PERFORMANCE: Barnsley Hospital NHS Foundation Trust has been rated third-best in the country by MacMillan Cancer Support for the quality of cancer patients’ hospital experience.
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NHS Medway announces latest results for bowel screening uptake
PERFORMANCE: The primary care trust said just over half the people sent self screening kits for bowel cancer in 2010 returned them to the PCT for assessment.
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Leicestershire and Rutland top for breast screening
PERFORMANCE: Leicestershire County and Rutland Primary Care Trust is England’s top performing PCT for breast screening, the county’s PCT cluster has found.
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Royal Devon and Exeter finishes year in surplus
FINANCE: The Royal Devon and Exeter Foundation Trust has generated a year end surplus of £4.1m, £461,000 above plan, and missed out on achieving the full value of its £18.3m QIPP plan by just £261,000.
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HSJ KnowledgeHow a chemotherapy outreach service is putting care into the community
An outreach chemotherapy van is part of a new approach to improving care delivery in the community, says Alison Moore.
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Londonwide GP council to represent capital's pathfinders
STRUCTURE: A single forum now represents all of London’s 38 pathfinder consortia.
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North Cumbria University Hospitals joint top for lung cancer services
PERFORMANCE: Lung cancer services in North Cumbria have been proven the best in the northern region, and joint best in England with University Hospitals of Birmingham.
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Bradford Teaching Hospitals FT opens new dermatology unit
STRUCTURE: The foundation trust has opened a new dermatology day care unit at its St Luke’s Hospital site.
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Heatherwood and Wexham Park missing cancer targets due to capacity problems
PERFORMANCE: “Chronic capacity problems” are preventing Heatherwood and Wexham Park FT from meeting cancer waiting time targets, according to board papers.
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HSJ KnowledgeIdentifying areas of readmission, and implementing the right interventions
As readmission rates continue to rise around the country, one trust’s study into the causes should help it avoid financial penalties - and paves the way for others to do the same, reports West Suffolk Hospitals Trust’s senior house officer Nina Wilson.
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SupplementsSupporting the cancer survivorship population: an HSJ supplement
More than two million people across the UK have had a cancer diagnosis at some point in their lives, a figure rising by 3.2 per cent annually. HSJ’s latest supplement looks at how commissioners can better support the growing cancer survivor population.
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East Kent Hospitals FT opens head and neck unit
STRUCTURE: East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust has announced that its £5m head and neck centre is due to open its doors in May.
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NewsBig gap in cancer operation survival rates
A study of post-operative death rates for one of the most common cancers has revealed “worrying” differences between NHS hospitals.
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Croydon Health Services cancer referrals measure down on last year
PERFORMANCE: The acute and community services provider saw a fall of nearly 10 per cent on its performance against the target for two-week maximum wait for urgent suspected cancer referrals from GP to first outpatient appointment.
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Hull and East Yorkshire Hospitals achieves top marks for cancer centre
PERFORMANCE: The trust’s Queen’s Centre for Oncology and Haematology has been awarded the Macmillan Quality Environment Mark.
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NewsNHS productivity increases by 0.7 per cent
NHS productivity has crept up slightly after more than a decade of overall decline, figures suggest.
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Haringey likely to miss cancer target
PERFORMANCE: Haringey primary care trust is not expecting to hit its target for cancer deaths, as data for 2009-10 showed that the mortality rate from the disease was increasing year-on-year.