1. The National Cancer Director will:
- chair National Cancer Taskforce to drive forward implementation of the NHS Cancer Plan (para 11.7)
2. Regional Offices will:
- agree configuration of cancer networks by November 2000 (para 11.9)
- oversee peer review visits from 2001 (para 6.15)
- review cancer network service delivery plans (para 11.9)
- develop regional cancer facilities strategies by 2001 (para 9.8)
3. Cancer Networks and their members will:
- by 2001 develop strategic service delivery plans to cover all aspects of cancer services (para 11.14)
- prevention
- screening
- diagnosis
- treatment
- supportive care
- specialist palliative care
- by 2001 develop underpinning strategies (para 11.14) on:
- workforce
- education and training
- cancer facilities
Health authorities, PCTs and NHS trusts reflect emerging network plans in Health Improvement Programmes and Service and Financial Frameworks (para 11.16).
- plan targeted action to reduce inequalities in smoking in line with new national and local targets (para 2.8- 2.9)
- enter Cancer Services Collaborative second wave (para 5.11)
- set local improvement targets (para 5.14)
- begin booking arrangements (para 5.13)
- implement national waiting times targets (Chapter 5) - review current palliative care service provision with voluntary sector partners and prepare to implement Supportive Care Strategy (Chapter 7)
- from 2001 implement emerging NICE guidance on
- organisation of cancer services (para 6.5)
- cancer drugs (para 6.6)
- from 2001 put in place cancer site specific multidisciplinary teams and ensure all patients are reviewed by them (paras 6.10- 6.11)
- assess local services against national standards as basis for peer review visits (para 6.14)
