We respond to the NHS People Plan 2020/2021

The new NHS People Plan for 2020/2021 was launched on Thursday 30 July 2020 to address the workforce challenges the health service is currently...

30 July 2020

We respond to study suggesting delays to cancer referral and diagnosis could cost over a thousand lives

Delays to cancer referral through reduced use of the urgent GP referral pathway during the coronavirus pandemic could result in more than a thousand...

21 July 2020

We respond to announcement that Breast Screening Programme in Scotland will restart in August

Baroness Delyth Morgan, Chief Executive at Breast Cancer Now, the research and care charity, said:  “It’s encouraging to hear...

14 July 2020

We respond to NHS England breast cancer waiting times: May 2020

NHS waiting times data from May 2020 shows: The two week wait target for people referred with suspected breast cancer was met. The target is 93...

10 July 2020

We respond to NHS England breast cancer waiting times: April 2020

NHS waiting times data from April 2020 shows: The two week wait target for people referred with suspected breast cancer was missed. The target...

11 June 2020

We respond to new guidance to help select breast cancer patients for urgent surgery or chemotherapy during pandemic

A new approach to better select breast cancer patients in need of urgent surgery or chemotherapy during the COVID-19 pandemic has been developed by...

8 June 2020

We respond to estimates that 'backlog' of up to 2.4 million people could be waiting for vital cancer services

Around 2.4 million people could be waiting for vital cancer services as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, new estimates suggest. The figures,...

1 June 2020

We respond to NICE approval of atezolizumab with nab-paclitaxel for use on the NHS

The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has today (22 May 2020) approved atezolizumab (Tecentriq) in combination with...

22 May 2020

We respond to NHS England breast cancer waiting times: Q4 of 2019/20 and March 2020

The NHS waiting times quarterly data shows the targets of 93% for the two-week wait for those referred with breast symptoms has been missed:...

14 May 2020