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Since the publication in 1995 of the Calman/Hine report, A Policy Framework for Commissioning Cancer Services, [1], the energies of those who treat cancer and of the NHS regional offices have been focused on developing a network of care comprising a cancer centre hub linked to cancer units and to primary care. The structure is well under way in most parts of the country and site-specialist multidisciplinary groups have developed, or are developing, their own protocols for the management and treatment of patients. These clinical management plans have taken into consideration the few national guidelines that are available, and other evidence gleaned from published clinical trials and recommendations of authoritative bodies such as the Royal Colleges. Regional health authorities and district health authorities have set up accreditation bodies to inspect the service provided by cancer units and cancer centres. The accreditation systems developed have been as numerous and varied as the number of regions and districts that have developed them. The time has come to assess the quality of the care provided across the UK. Outcome measures such as survival and incidence of long term morbidity

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Author

J.A. Bullimore

Publisher

Elsevier Science; Springer; Elsevier ; Springer-Verlag; W. B. Saunders Co., Ltd.; Springer Verlag; Elsevier BV; Springer Science and Business Media LLC (ISSN 1433-2981)

Published

1998

Language

EN

Field

Agricultural and Biological Sciences (Life Sciences)