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Cancer diagnosis and treatment times improve in local hospitals 

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Throughout 2025 acute hospital trusts in North Central London have made significant improvements in waiting times for patients receiving news of a cancer diagnosis and starting treatment.  According to the latest available data, North Central London’s 62-day standard performance is the highest in England. This national target means that once cancer is suspected and a […]

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Improving breast screening uptake in North Central London

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For Breast Cancer Awareness Month, we’re spotlighting a healthcare professional from Barnet who has had great success in improving breast screening uptake in North Central London. As part of North Central London Cancer Alliance’s work to improve breast screening participation, the Did Not Attend (DNA) project was launched, aimed at tackling the reasons why people

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UCLH launches new ovarian cancer surveillance service for women at high risk

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University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH), in collaboration with the North Central London Cancer Alliance (NCLCA) and GENinCode Plc, becomes the first hospital trust in the country to provide a new ovarian cancer (OC) surveillance testing service as part of its Familial Cancer Clinic. The service, in line with new NICE (National Institute

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Image says: 8.8 NCL residents' rating for overall experience of care. There is a colourful graphic illustration of three people on the right of the image. Bottom left is the NHS lozenge and wording: National Cancer Patient Experience of Care Survey 2024

Our response to the 2024 NCPES results

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The National Cancer Patient Experience Survey (NCPES) has been carried out each year since 2010, providing insights into the experience of people with cancer in England. The results are an important source of information for NHS organisations that provide cancer services, to understand patient experience to inform decision-making and improvement priorities. The latest NCPES results

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App launched to help clinicians manage patients’ menopause symptoms 

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Doctors at University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH) and University College London (UCL) have developed a digital decision-making aid, MENO.pause, to help clinicians manage menopause symptoms in the best way for individual patients’ health conditions. Funding for the app has been provided by an Innovation Fund award from the North Central London Cancer Alliance. 

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