Every cancer patient will be given ‘individual support’, according to new plans set out in the government’s National Cancer Plan. The Clinical Services Journal provides an overview of the key pledges.
The government has acknowledged that cancer mortality rates in the UK are much higher than in other, comparable countries and has published a comprehensive National Cancer Plan to help drive improvement. The Plan says that the UK "must do better", outlining the current cancer outcomes in the UK, while making some ambitious pledges to reverse the status quo.
The state of cancer care in the UK, as outlined in the report, makes for damning reading:
To tackle the issues, the plan has been developed through extensive engagement with patients, partners and professionals. The Department of Health received over 11,000 responses to a call for evidence, including almost 7,000 from former or current cancer patients and 2,000 carers of people with cancer.
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