The purpose of this consultation is to make the new children's cancer measures clear and comprehensive to be added to the new revised Manual for Cancer Services 2008 (due to be published later this year).
An Impact Assessment is not required for this document. However the National Institute for Clinical Health and Excellence has undertaken a full economic analysis on the national guidance on which this document is based.
The National Cancer Peer Review team has also placed the consultation on CQuINS. CQuINS is an on-line tool for supporting the quality improvements of cancer care through self assessment and peer review.
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