All Cancer articles – Page 68
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NewsMatching best PCT performers could cut NHS costs by 20pc
The NHS could make savings of up to 20 per cent if all primary care trusts spent as efficiently as the best, analysis by HSJ reveals.
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HSJ KnowledgeWays to buy in to the lung cancer strategy
To maintain momentum in fighting lung cancer, commissioners must be thinking about awareness services and multidisciplinary teams, reports Jennifer Taylor
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NewsHospices get better funding deal
Non-NHS hospices and end of life care in Wales are to get a better funding deal from the Welsh Assembly.
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HSJ KnowledgeGet a load of me: the biobank boom takes shape
The UK Biobank was sold as being a far reaching study into the world of genetics, but how will its potential for altruism fare against its potential for commercialism?
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NewsScreening shows increase in breast cancer rates
New figures have shown the number of cancers found through breast screening has risen by almost a third in the last five years.
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NewsOlder women suffer from breast cancer inequality
Access to breast cancer treatment discriminates against older women, a report has claimed.
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NewsEuropean cancer specialists to increase online collaboration
Cancer care experts in Europe are to make more use of the internet to improve the flow of information between scientists, NHS doctors, drug companies and patients.
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HSJ KnowledgeBook Review: Reckoning with Risk
We can all get to grips with statistics when they are presented properly
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LeaderTargets’ rebirth as NHS constitution rights will not ensure a cultural shift
Labour claims it is planning another healthcare revolution.
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NewsPatients face radiotherapy 'lottery'
Cancer sufferers in England are subject to a postcode lottery over access to radiotherapy, research suggests.
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HSJ KnowledgeA guide to conscripting the public in the war on bad health
Health promotion is everyone’s business. This is the ethos of a number of public health projects gathering pace around the country. Lynne Greenwood takes a closer look
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NewsBrown to announce private cash for NHS cancer treatment delays
The significant expansion of private sector involvement in health due to be unveiled by Gordon Brown this week will see cancer patients who face long waits in the NHS given cash to go private.
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NewsCancer prevention groups to target inequalities among minority groups
Health managers are being urged to raise awareness of cancer prevention messages among different ethnic groups.
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HSJ KnowledgeOne year on: Darzi's long and winding road
Only 12 months into Lord Darzi’s 10-15 year vision, it is no surprise that little real progress has been seen. But the forthcoming public spending squeeze could be a large and unexpected obstacle in the road to improved quality, safety and innovation.
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NewsBowel cancer survival rates improve
Bowel cancer need not be a death sentence, say experts at the National Cancer Intelligence Network and the Northern and Yorkshire Cancer Registry and Information Service.
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NewsTrust to review 3,500 cancer tests following 'misdiagnosis'
Concerns that patients at a hospital trust were misdiagnosed have prompted an independent review of 3,500 cancer tests, it has been revealed.
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HSJ KnowledgeChanging NHS end of life care for the better
Most people say they would prefer to die at home but many do not as end of life care has traditionally been neglected. But it looks as if things are finally starting to change
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NewsStatistics reveal prostate cancer postcode lottery in UK
A cancer charity has warned that significantly more men are dying from prostate cancer in some parts of England than others, with five parliamentary constituencies having death rates 25 per cent above the average.
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SupplementsRound table - health Innovation: the future's bright
As spending is reined in the NHS must find ways to increase quality without raising costs. The answer, according to chief executive David Nicholson, is innovation. Jennifer Taylor finds out how the NHS can become cutting edge while stimulating economic growth
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HSJ Knowledge
Workforce planning
Planning the healthcare workforce has traditionally centred on ensuring that the correct numbers of each type of specialty professional are trained and employed in order to deliver a defined area of service.