£150 million for life-saving cancer treatments
1,500 patients a year to get new “Cancer Laser” treatment Health Secretary Andrew Lansley will today unveil plans to invest up to £150 million in procuring a new cutting-edge ‘proton beam therapy’...
View ArticleSpeech: 13 December, 2011, Andrew Lansley, Britain Against Cancer
Check Against Delivery Thank you John [Baron MP, Chair of the APPG] and thank you again for the opportunity to be at the Britain Against Cancer Conference. For me, this is one of the key events of the...
View ArticleNHS on track to deliver savings to reinvest in care
Second report of financial year published The official report on NHS performance shows the NHS is on track to deliver up to £5.9bn savings this financial year whilst maintaining or improving quality of...
View ArticleDon’t flush away your toilet worries
The Government’s first ever national cancer campaign to raise awareness of the symptoms of bowel cancer will be launched today by Care Services Minister Paul Burstow. Public awareness of the symptoms...
View ArticleStatistical Press Notice: Cancer Waiting Times, October to December 2012
The latest quarterly national statistics on NHS cancer waiting times produced by the Department of Health were released on 24 February 2012 according to the arrangements approved by the UK Statistics...
View ArticleOver £330 million to give more than two and a half million patients better...
Extra funding to pay for state of the art equipment and buildings Over £330 million of extra funding will be spent on providing state of the art equipment and facilities to improve services for...
View ArticleCentres selected to host cutting-edge cancer services
Up to £250 million invested in bringing advanced radiotherapy treatment to UK Around 1,500 cancer patients a year will benefit from a cutting edge cancer treatment – Proton Beam Therapy – that will be...
View ArticleNew guidance to speed up access to the drugs patients need
Lord Howe today announced new guidance on the Cancer Drugs Fund, which will help speed up access to the drugs patients need. It will mean in most cases patients will be able to access drugs within a...
View ArticleMore help to follow a healthy diet – front of pack food labelling...
Keeping track of what you eat and choosing healthier foods could be made easier thanks to a UK-wide consultation launched today by Health Secretary Andrew Lansley. UK health ministers want to see all...
View ArticleMacmillan and the Ramblers join forces to get people walking
More people will be encouraged to get on their feet and get walking thanks to a new partnership between leading charities, Public Health Minister Anne Milton announced today. Macmillan Cancer Support...
View Article£150 million for life-saving cancer treatments
1,500 patients a year to get new “Cancer Laser” treatment Health Secretary Andrew Lansley will today unveil plans to invest up to £150 million in procuring a new cutting-edge ‘proton beam therapy’...
View ArticleSpeech: 13 December, 2011, Andrew Lansley, Britain Against Cancer
Check Against Delivery Thank you John [Baron MP, Chair of the APPG] and thank you again for the opportunity to be at the Britain Against Cancer Conference. For me, this is one of the key events of the...
View ArticleNHS on track to deliver savings to reinvest in care
Second report of financial year published The official report on NHS performance shows the NHS is on track to deliver up to £5.9bn savings this financial year whilst maintaining or improving quality of...
View ArticleDon’t flush away your toilet worries
The Government’s first ever national cancer campaign to raise awareness of the symptoms of bowel cancer will be launched today by Care Services Minister Paul Burstow. Public awareness of the symptoms...
View ArticleStatistical Press Notice: Cancer Waiting Times, October to December 2012
The latest quarterly national statistics on NHS cancer waiting times produced by the Department of Health were released on 24 February 2012 according to the arrangements approved by the UK Statistics...
View ArticleOver £330 million to give more than two and a half million patients better...
Extra funding to pay for state of the art equipment and buildings Over £330 million of extra funding will be spent on providing state of the art equipment and facilities to improve services for...
View ArticleCentres selected to host cutting-edge cancer services
Up to £250 million invested in bringing advanced radiotherapy treatment to UK Around 1,500 cancer patients a year will benefit from a cutting edge cancer treatment – Proton Beam Therapy – that will be...
View ArticleNew guidance to speed up access to the drugs patients need
Lord Howe today announced new guidance on the Cancer Drugs Fund, which will help speed up access to the drugs patients need. It will mean in most cases patients will be able to access drugs within a...
View ArticleMore help to follow a healthy diet – front of pack food labelling...
Keeping track of what you eat and choosing healthier foods could be made easier thanks to a UK-wide consultation launched today by Health Secretary Andrew Lansley. UK health ministers want to see all...
View ArticleMacmillan and the Ramblers join forces to get people walking
More people will be encouraged to get on their feet and get walking thanks to a new partnership between leading charities, Public Health Minister Anne Milton announced today. Macmillan Cancer Support...
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