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£15 million announced to support cancer services
NHS England has announced £15 million worth of funding for a major programme of work to support earlier and faster diagnosis of cancer.
The announcement comes as part of a wide ranging plans to increase prevention, speed up diagnosis, improve the experience of patients and help people living with and beyond cancer.
This will include: creating a National Diagnostics Capacity Fund to help increase capacity and productivity of diagnostic services; trialling new multidisciplinary diagnostic centres over the next two years to help inform other areas to replicate good practice across the country; and test the new Faster Diagnosis Standard, with the aim of having patients getting a definitive diagnoses within four weeks.
Cally Palmer, national cancer director for England, said: “Cancer survival rates have never been higher and we have some excellent cancer services in this country with dedicated and professional staff, but we know there is more we can do.
“One in two people will be diagnosed with cancer and too many people are being diagnosed when their cancer is advanced. We need to change this. Through this cancer strategy we will drive a transformation in cancer care that will touch every corner of the country and improve services for thousands of people.”
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