NHS Improvement - Cancer

But, improving outcomes by improving survival rates is only half the battle, “It is also about improving patients’ experience of care and the quality of life for cancer survivors and our Strategy also sets out how that will be tackled". Professor Sir Mike Richards, National Cancer Director (Jan 2011)

Survivorship: Living with and Beyond Cancer

Adult Survivorship Conference - 28 March 2012

Presentations are now available for the National Survivorship Conference which was held on 28 March at Victoria Park Plaza, London.
View the presentations

Teenage and young adult aftercare pathway

National Cancer Survivorship Initiative: teenage and young adult aftercare pathway

The children and young people cancer survivorship aftercare pathways have now been launched. The pathways have been produced and endorsed as clinical good practice following an extensive consultation process with input from clinical experts and cancers survivors. CLICK HERE to view the pathway.

National Cancer Survivorship Initiative (NCSI)

The NCSI is a programme of work that is aligned to the Improving Outcomes: A Strategy for Cancer (2011).

The NCSI have identified five key shifts to achieve improved care and support which are outlined in the NCSI Vision, and a set of principles (see section 5.17)

As part of the NCSI, NHS Improvement is leading and supporting the testing of new risk stratified pathways of care for those living with and beyond cancer. There are two programmes of work that NHS Improvement is undertaking one for children and young people, and another for adults.

Adult Survivorship

Nine prototype sites testing the transferability of stratified pathways in 3 tumour types (breast, colorectal and prostate cancers) and telehealth through remote monitoring


Children & Young People