From 1 October, the standards measuring waiting times for cancer diagnosis and treatment are being modernised and simplified. The NHS will move from the 10 different standards in place now to three: The main changes are: There is no change to the way GPs refer patients onto Urgent Suspected Cancer pathways. The only change is […]
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A project by the North Central London Cancer Alliance and Queen Mary University of London (QMUL) and published in BMJ Open has resulted in a toolkit for running virtual and hybrid cancer multidisciplinary team (MDT) meetings. The toolkit is valuable for cancer teams in any hospital and will help MDT members to run and participate
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On 26 April the North Central London Cancer Alliance celebrates the invaluable contribution of cancer clinical nurse specialists as part of National Cancer CNS Day. Cancer clinical nurse specialists (CNSs) provide vital care and support to cancer patients before, during and after cancer treatment. They are there to support patients when they get diagnosed, help
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In a new ‘Help Us, Help You’ campaign that is the first of its kind nationally, NHS England is encouraging people who have been sent an NHS bowel cancer screening kit to complete the test. It follows on from an NHS bowel cancer screening campaign launched in London last summer. Fanta Bojang, lead for Prevention,
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Your cancer pathway support guide is launched today by the North Central London Cancer Alliance. It is designed to support people as they prepare for diagnostic tests, go through treatment if cancer is diagnosed, and follow up care after treatment. Needing to have tests for cancer can be a worrying and stressful experience. Most people (around
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