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Improving specialist cancer and cardiovascular services: engagement closes 27 June

On 23 May 2014 NHS England launched their next phase of engagement on proposals to improve specialist cancer and cardiovascular services in north and east London and west Essex. The proposals, if implemented, could help save more than 1,000 lives by creating high volume centres of excellence for the delivery of specialist services for five types of rare or complex cancer and cardiovascular disease.

Commissioners of the services in question indicated their support for the proposals and approved a Business Case at a ‘meeting in common’. (Relating documents are listed below). Agreement was reached to proceed to the next phase of the programme which involves: this further engagement phase, planning for implementation and working with commissioners and providers to ensure that, if approved, plans for the new specialist centres are safe and deliverable.

A series of engagement events are taking place at venues across the area to give people a chance to talk to clinicians and commissioners about the proposals and give their feedback.

The current engagement period finishes on Friday 27 June 2014, and there is still time to send us your comments. You can do so in one of the following ways:

  • Emailing: cancerandcardiovascular@nelcsu.nhs.uk
  • Writing to: Cancer and cardiovascular programmes, c/o North and East London
  • Commissioning Support Unit Clifton House, 75-77 Worship Street, London EC2A 2DU
  • Calling: 020 3688 2440

For further details, please visit our Engagement and consultation webpage