28 February 2017

Warning Signs: Challenges to delivering the Cancer Strategy for England by 2020

Warning Signs: Challenges to delivering the Cancer Strategy for England by 2020
Macmillan Cancer Support February 2017
  • This report seeks to understand how successfully the Cancer Strategy for England can be implemented in the NHS while the latter is under unprecedented pressure.
  • One of the issues discussed are unclear responsibilities, both locally and regionally (p15), including
    • 1. Fragmentation of commissioning responsibilities
    • 2. Difficulty navigating statutory and non-statutory structures and reporting lines
    • 3. Mixed messages
    • 4. Mixed priorities
Figure 4. Generic cancer pathway – commissioning responsibilities p16



Figure 6. Who’s in charge? Attempting to map statutory and non-statutory organisations, initiatives and reporting lines affecting the delivery of the Cancer Strategy for England in 2017 p18