News
NCSI teams “highly commended” at the Pfizer Excellence in Oncology Awards
Friday, November 11th, 2011
Teams from the National Cancer Survivorship Initiative have been “highly commended” at the 2011 Pfizer Excellence in Oncology Awards in the category of ‘Best Patient support Initiative’ for the work relating to the Treatment Summary.
Macmillan wins runner-up IBM Centennial Award
Friday, November 4th, 2011
As part of IBM’s 2011 centenary celebrations they offered a global award for an IT development that was innovative, smarter working, intelligent, instrumented and interconnected. The proposed development needed to deliver integrated personalised care and promote wellness.
Macmillan’s Assessment and Care Planning, Electronic Solutions project was selected as a suitable IT project to be submitted and was the winner of the runner-up prize of US $10,000.
GPs ‘failing cancer patients’ by not spotting side-effects of treatment
Wednesday, September 28th, 2011
The Guardian recently published an article highlighting concerns that doctors are failing cancer patients by not identifying other serious health issues caused by the consequences of cancer treatment. Professor Jane Maher, the medical director of Macmillan Cancer Support, told the Guardian that as many as 250,000 people after their cancer diagnosis and treatment have had illnesses such as osteoporosis and heart disease go undiagnosed by their GP.
Read the full article.
Macmillan Cancer Support launches Move More campaign
Wednesday, August 24th, 2011
On the 8th August 2011 Macmillan Cancer Support launched their exciting new campaign- Move More. The aim of the campaign is to encourage people living with cancer to become more physically active. Macmillan are also publishing new research that shows many health professionals are not telling cancer patients about the various benefits of physical activity after treatment. Continue reading…
Commissioning Cancer Services- best practice guidance
Wednesday, July 27th, 2011
The Department of Health and the National Cancer Action Team published best practice guidance on ‘Commissioning Cancer Services’ this week. Many of the recommendations in the “Living with and beyond cancer” section are the result of the evidence gathering and testing that DH, Macmillan and NHS Improvement have been undertaking over the past two years. Continue reading…