Measuring Survival Rates
The NHS in England must get better at diagnosing cancers at an earlier stage if it is to improve survival rates, the Cancer Tsar has said. Professor Mike Richards wants more focus on one-year survival rates. His latest report, which has received the support of Health Secretary Andy Burnham, has revealed local survival rates for the first time.
Some Trusts failed to match the best rates elsewhere in Europe for the "big four" cancers - breast, colon, lung and prostate. There was also a great deal of variation. For example, the one-year survival rate for lung cancer patients in Herefordshire was just 15.4%, compared to Kensington and Chelsea's rate of 43.7% and a national average of 28.1%.
The approach to actually measure tangible outcome – in this case, one-year survival seems pretty fundamental. Patients clearly have a right to know their treatment options and the likely success. There is major variation in quality of service, which is often linked to the adoption of the latest procedures as described by Dr Ian Sabin, Dr Chris Nutting, Miss Adeola Olaitan and Dr Stergios Zacharoulis within totalhealth.
The NHS in England must get better at diagnosing cancers at an earlier stage if it is to improve survival rates, the Cancer Tsar has said. Professor Mike Richards wants more focus on one-year survival rates. His latest report, which has received the support of Health Secretary Andy Burnham, has revealed local survival rates for the first time.
Some Trusts failed to match the best rates elsewhere in Europe for the "big four" cancers - breast, colon, lung and prostate. There was also a great deal of variation. For example, the one-year survival rate for lung cancer patients in Herefordshire was just 15.4%, compared to Kensington and Chelsea's rate of 43.7% and a national average of 28.1%.
The approach to actually measure tangible outcome – in this case, one-year survival seems pretty fundamental. Patients clearly have a right to know their treatment options and the likely success. There is major variation in quality of service, which is often linked to the adoption of the latest procedures as described by Dr Ian Sabin, Dr Chris Nutting, Miss Adeola Olaitan and Dr Stergios Zacharoulis within totalhealth.
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