A report of the discussions that took place at a workshop held in April 2016 to understand the key issues that will underpin the establishment of Regional Medicines Optimisation Committees (RMOC).
The NHS’s Independent Cancer Taskforce estimates 30,000 lives can be saved each year by 2020 through earlier diagnosis and better treatment and care. Here NHS England’s National Cancer Director sets out the plan to meet the Taskforce’s ambition: More people are surviving cancer than ever before, but as half of those born after 1960 will […]
Friends and Family Test (FFT) gives patients the opportunity to submit feedback to providers of NHS funded care or treatment, using a simple question which asks how likely, on a scale ranging from extremely unlikely to extremely likely, they are to recommend the service to their friends and family if they needed similar care or treatment. Data on all these services is published on a monthly basis.
A letter outlining commissioners’ responsibilities as data controllers, with respect to the data that is processed on their behalf by Data Services for Commissioners Regional Offices.
Guidance for CCGs with regards to data access requests and its governance.
In the second of a series of three blogs, the Chief Nursing Officer for England marks International Nurses Day: ‘A force for change, improving health systems’ resilience’ is the theme of International Nurses Day this year. Some people may say the more things change, the more they stay the same. But nurses know this is […]
The NHS in England will today (Thursday) set out its plans to deliver world class cancer services, which includes a fund to find new ways of speeding up diagnosis with the potential to save thousands more lives every year. The National Cancer Transformation Board, led by Cally Palmer, National Cancer Director for England, will today […]
Would you like to help us with a user research project on our digital communications? We want to observe users performing tasks on the NHS England website and our other channels. You are invited to take part in these sessions (lasting just one hour) taking place in either Leeds on 8 June or London on […]
This report assesses the potential impact of the cancer strategy implementation plan on different groups of patients and on overall health inequalities.
An implementation plan that identifies a set of specific steps designed to increase cancer prevention, speed up diagnosis, improve the experience of patients and help people living with and beyond the disease.