Health service policy

• Health & Medicine

Cancer waiting times: Latest updates and analysis

Get the latest updates and analysis on NHS cancer waiting times in England, and learn what it means for people affected by cancer Get the latest updates and analysis on NHS cancer waiting times in England, and learn what it means for people affected by cancer

14 November 2024

• Policy & Insight

Autumn statement 2024: What does the budget mean for cancer?

Today was the first budget from the new Chancellor, Rachel Reeves. Here, we take a look at what the autumn statement means for cancer. Today was the first budget from the new Chancellor, Rachel Reeves. Here, we take a look at what the autumn statement means for cancer.

31 October 2024

• Policy & Insight

What did party conference season mean for cancer?

Ian Caleb, public affairs manager, reviews the Liberal Democrat, Labour and Conservative party conferences and explains what they mean for cancer. Ian Caleb, public affairs manager, reviews the Liberal Democrat, Labour and Conservative party conferences and explains what they mean for cancer.

4 October 2024

• Health & Medicine

300,000 won’t start cancer treatment on time if waiting times don't improve

With 300,000 people set to wait longer than they should for treatment over the next five years, the new government needs to improve cancer waiting times performance.  With 300,000 people set to wait longer than they should for treatment over the next five years, the new government needs to improve cancer waiting times performance. 

20 September 2024

• Policy & Insight

How Secure Data Environments can help drive advances in health data research

NHS England is changing the way that researchers access health data in England by moving to a network of Secure Data Environments. With proper government support, it can help researchers find better ways to prevent, diagnose and treat cancer. NHS England is changing the way that researchers access health data in England by moving to a network of Secure Data Environments. With proper government support, it can help researchers find better ways to prevent, diagnose and treat cancer.

8 August 2024

• Policy & Insight

Why a focus on waiting time targets may neglect the poorest cancer patients

Naser Turabi, our director of evidence and implementation, explains why ensuring equitable access to cancer treatment is so crucial. Naser Turabi, our director of evidence and implementation, explains why ensuring equitable access to cancer treatment is so crucial.

22 July 2024

• Policy & Insight

Leading on Cancer: Why the next UK Government must set out a new strategy for cancer

We outline some of the highlights from our new report 'Leading on Cancer' where we set out the evidence on the role that cancer control strategies can play in improving cancer outcomes We outline some of the highlights from our new report 'Leading on Cancer' where we set out the evidence on the role that cancer control strategies can play in improving cancer outcomes

19 June 2024

• Policy & Insight

This election must be a turning point for cancer

Michelle Mitchell, our chief executive, explains why the upcoming general election must be a turning point for cancer Michelle Mitchell, our chief executive, explains why the upcoming general election must be a turning point for cancer

18 June 2024

• Policy & Insight

Five steps to getting cancer diagnostics back on track

Getting the right tests, in the right place and at the right time to patients is crucial, but at the moment too many people are waiting too long to be diagnosed with cancer. So here we summarise what’s holding us back, and highlight five things a post-election UK Government could do to get cancer diagnostics back on track. Getting the right tests, in the right place and at the right time to patients is crucial, but at the moment too many people are waiting too long to be diagnosed with cancer. So here we summarise what’s holding us back, and highlight five things a post-election UK Government could do to get cancer diagnostics back on track.

13 May 2024

• Policy & Insight

Spring budget 2024: What does it mean for our mission to beat cancer?

We've waded through the wealth of announcements and numbers in yesterday's budget to summarise some of the key points for what this budget means for our mission to beat cancer. We've waded through the wealth of announcements and numbers in yesterday's budget to summarise some of the key points for what this budget means for our mission to beat cancer.

7 March 2024