Key Prostate Cancer Documents

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH DOCUMENTS

NHS Cancer Plan
(September 2000)

This is the Government strategy document, setting out the actions needed to improve cancer prevention and screening services, cut cancer patient waiting times, enhance treatment and palliative care services, and boost UK cancer research.

To read more click on the link below:
http://www.dh.gov.uk/PublicationsAndStatistics/Publications/.....9&chk=f6F5Ti

NHS prostate cancer programme
(September 2000)

This gives details of the Government’s strategy to tackle prostate cancer.

Making progress on prostate cancer
(November 2004)

This report highlights progress that had been made over the past four years (since the publication of the NHS Cancer Plan) in prostate cancer and sets out work in progress.

To read more click on the link below:
http://www.dh.gov.uk/PublicationsAndStatistics/Publications/.....866&chk=oTkFPA

NICE DOCUMENTS

Improving Outcomes Guidance – Urological Cancers
(September 2002)

NICE has issued guidance on the organisation of healthcare for people with a urological cancer.  The guidance recommends which healthcare professionals should be involved in treatment and care, and the types of hospital or cancer centre that are best suited to provide that healthcare.

The key recommendations are:

  • Patients should be treated by a multidisciplinary team
  • Team members should have appropriate clinical skills
  • Radical surgery for prostate and bladder cancer should be carried out by specialist teams
  • Information and support should be improved
  • More research is needed on treatment
To read more click on the link below:
http://www.nice.org.uk/page.aspx?o=csgucguidance

National Audit Office reports

The NHS Cancer Plan: A progress report
(March 2005):
http://www.nao.org.uk/publications/nao_reports/04-05/0405343.pdf

Tackling Cancer: Improving the patient journey
(February 2005):
http://www.nao.org.uk/publications/nao_reports/04-05/0405288.pdf

Tackling Cancer in England: Saving more lives
(March 2004):
http://www.nao.org.uk/publications/nao_reports/03-04/0304364.pdf

Public Accounts Committee reports

The NHS Cancer Plan: A progress report
(26 January 2006):
http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm200506.....bacc/791/791.pdf

Department of Health: Tackling cancer: improving the patient journey
(12 January 2006):
http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm200506.....bacc/790/790.pdf

Tackling cancer in England: saving more lives
(25 January 2005):
http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm200405.....bacc/166/16602.htm