Source · Select Committees · Health and Social Care Committee
Recommendation 23
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To support Cancer Alliances to embed transformation into local cancer services, new Integrated Care Systems...
Conclusion
To support Cancer Alliances to embed transformation into local cancer services, new Integrated Care Systems must be required to appoint cancer leads, with responsibility for working directly with Alliances to embed best practice into their own systems. Cancer performance should also be Ofsted-rated by Integrated Care Boards as a sub- domain to their main rating so there is clarity and transparency about where best practice is being followed and where support is needed.
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Government Response
Acknowledged
HM Government
Acknowledged
Cancer Alliances already lead the planning and delivery of cancer services and their improvement across their local systems. We recognise it makes sense for Integrated Care Boards (ICBs), when legally and operationally established, to look to the Cancer Alliances to continue to undertake these roles on their behalf from July 2022. The ICS Design Framework has made this clear, stating that Cancer Alliances will continue to: • “use their expertise to lead whole-system planning and delivery of cancer care on behalf of their constituent ICSs, as well as providing clinical leadership and advice on commissioning.” In Oct 2022 work will commence on 5 new cancer clinical audits, creating a portfolio of 10 cancer clinical audits in total. Clinical audits are used to assess the extent of unwarranted variation in services and provide recommendations to tackle this. Cancer Alliances, supported by the NHS Cancer Programme, will focus in implementing priority recommendations from clinical audits to reduce unwarranted variation.