Source · Select Committees · Health and Social Care Committee
Recommendation 19
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Major specialist cancer hospitals have better access to staff, expertise and technology, and patients referred...
Conclusion
Major specialist cancer hospitals have better access to staff, expertise and technology, and patients referred to these sites are more likely to be offered potentially life- saving surgery. During the pandemic, these hospitals were the ones most likely to be able to continue treatment, perpetuating regional disparities. Creating more of these specialist hospitals would ensure that cancer surgery was more resilient in 44 Cancer services the event of future health emergencies and would better spread specialist cancer services across the country. However, disparities may continue with services outside of these sites.
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Government Response
Acknowledged
HM Government
Acknowledged
The Cancer Call for Evidence, launched in February to inform our 10-Year Cancer Plan, has now closed and responses are being analysed alongside wider evidence. The Plan will be a new vision for how we will lead the world in cancer care. We will be taking a long-term look at how we harness innovation and what we want the patient experience to look like in 2032, with ambitious plans for action in several different areas, including the treatments provided to patients.