Cancer: Oxfordshire

(asked on 24th January 2018) - View Source

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what progress is being made on implementing the NHS England Cancer Strategy in Oxfordshire.


Answered by
Steve Brine Portrait
Steve Brine
This question was answered on 1st February 2018

Oxfordshire Clinical Commissioning Group has been working hard to implement the cancer Strategy for England within Oxfordshire and are committed to improving cancer services to all of its patients. They have just secured funding for a new post (in conjunction with Macmillan Cancer Support) to develop an Oxfordshire Cancer Strategy and continue implementation of the national strategy. Work on national strategy key priority areas, including prevention, early diagnosis, improving patient experience and living with and beyond cancer has already been undertaken.

Additionally, the launch of Thames Valley Cancer Alliance provides an opportunity for a different way of working; taking a whole population, whole pathway approach to improving cancer outcomes across its geographical footprint and building on Sustainability and Transformation Plans. The Alliance brings together influential local decision makers and is responsible for directing funding to transform services and care, delivering continuous improvement and reducing inequalities of experience of care. The Alliance published its five-year delivery plan in January 2017. The plan is the Alliance’s blueprint for local delivery of the national strategy.

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