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Manual for Cancer Services

  • Last modified date:
    5 July 2011

The Manual for Cancer Services is an integral part of the NHS Cancer Plan and modernisation of cancer services. It supports quality assurance of cancer services and enables quality improvement and the implementation of NICE Improvement Outcomes Guidance

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New measures for the Manual for Cancer Services 2008

Response to consultation: Teenage and Young Adult Measures for the Manual for Cancer Services

Publishied: 8 July 2011

Following a three month consultation period the new Teenagers and Young Adults cancer measures are being issued today for inclusion in the Manual for Cancer Services.

Response to consultation: Revised Chemotherapy Measures for the Manual for Cancer Services

Published: 22 June 2011

Following a three month consultation period the revised Chemotherapy Measures are being issued today for inclusion in the Manual of Cancer Services.

Network Service User Partnership Group Measures

Published: 7 April 2011

Following a three month consultation period, this is the final version of the network service user partnership group measures for inclusion in the Manual of Cancer Services 2008.

Acute oncology - including metatastic spinal cord compression measures

Published: 7 April 2011

Following a three month consultation period, this is the final version of the acute oncology measures for inclusion in the Manual of Cancer Services 2008.

Draft brain and CNS measures for consultation

Published: 7 January 2011

A draft version of the Brain and CNS measures for inclusion in the Manual for Cancer Services is being issued for a three month consultation.

Draft chemotherapy measures

 Published: 19 November 2011

Draft measures issued for a three month consultation (closing date 10 February 2011)

Children's cancer measures

Published: 17 November 2009

Following a three month consultation period , this is the final version of the children's measures for inclusion in the Manual of Cancer Services 2008.

Manual for Cancer Services 2008: complementary measures

Published: 09/10/2009

Following a three month consultation period, this is the final version of the complementary measures for inclusion in the Manual for Cancer Services

Consultation on the draft psychological support measures

Published: 09/10/2009

A draft version of the psychological support measures for the Manual of Cancer Services is being issued for a three month consultation. Closing date for the consultation is 8 January 2010

Manual for Cancer Services 2004

The Manual for Cancer Services can be downloaded by measures relevant to a particular tumour site.

Cancer registry measures

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