NHS England Service Specifications - NHS England specification - support the recommendations of the Cancer Taskforce, the NHS Long Term Plan and now The Cancer Plan to deliver the following objectives:
- Improve integration between different children’s cancer services
- Improve the experience of care
- Increase participation in clinical trials, which is currently at around two thirds of patients
- Increase tumour banking rates
- Improve the transition between children’s and TYA services, in particular ensuring that there is no age gap between different services
- Embed genomic medicine within children’s cancer services
Find out more about the work being undertaken in your local region below:
Southwest
Northwest
South Thames
North Thames
Yorkshire and Humber
Thames Valley and Wessex - website under construction
East of England
East Midlands
West Midlands
North East