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Guidance and regulation

• Living With and Beyond Cancer: Taking Action to Improve Outcomes

  Guidance

  29 March 2013

  Department of Health and Social Care

• The national cancer strategy: 4th annual report

  Guidance

  9 December 2014

  Department of Health and Social Care, Public Health England, and NHS England

• NHS Health Check implementation review and action plan

  Guidance

  21 July 2013

  Public Health England

• HPV vaccine: beating cervical cancer
  • Promotional
  • 25 August 2017
  • Public Health England
• Infographic: improving cancer care
  • Guidance
  • 11 December 2012
  • Department of Health and Social Care

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News and communications

3 October 2018 — News story

Government announces plans for earlier diagnosis for cancer patients

Department of Health and Social Care

1. New data links route to cancer diagnosis and treatment
   • 15 August 2018
   • Public Health England
   • News story
2. Entia: hand-held blood-testing lab for cancer care patients
   • 3 April 2017
   • Innovate UK
   • News story
3. Changes to cervical cancer screening
   • 6 July 2016
   • Department of Health and Social Care
   • News story
4. New bowel cancer screening test
   • 8 June 2016
   • Department of Health and Social Care
   • News story

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Research and statistics

• Emergency presentations of cancer: quarterly data
  • 11 October 2018
  • Public Health England
  • Official statistics
• Cancer survival in England by stage
  • 26 August 2014
  • Public Health England
  • Research
• NHS Health Check quarterly returns: November 2013
  • 27 November 2013
  • Public Health England
  • Official statistics
• Cancer survivors survey: quality of life after diagnosis and treatment
  • 31 January 2013
  • Department of Health and Social Care
  • Research
• Improving older people's access to cancer treatment services
  • 20 December 2012
  • Department of Health and Social Care
  • Research

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Policy papers and consultations

• PHE Cancer Board plan
  • 13 October 2017
  • Public Health England
  • Policy paper
• Biosignatures: new cancer screening technology set for approval
  • 13 September 2017
  • Innovate UK
  • Case study
• NHS Outcomes Framework 2016 to 2017
  • 1 April 2016
  • Department of Health and Social Care
  • Policy paper
• Success story: novel imaging system guides surgeons to cancers
  • 30 September 2015
  • Innovate UK
  • Case study
• Success story: magnetics offer a safer future in cancer care
  • 5 August 2015
  • Innovate UK
  • Case study

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Transparency and freedom of information releases

• Selected summaries of investigations by the PHSO vol 3
  • 2 February 2015
  • The Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman
  • Transparency
• Public Health England Marketing Plan 2013 to 2014
  • 15 April 2013
  • Public Health England
  • Corporate report

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Organisations

1. Department of Health & Social Care
2. Public Health England
3. Prime Minister's Office, 10 Downing Street
4. Ministry of Defence
5. Office of the Secretary of State for Wales Swyddfa Ysgrifennydd Gwladol Cymru

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1. Innovate UK