Patients with rarer cancers face a postcode lottery over whether their 'exceptional requests' for NHS treatment are granted, the charity Rarer Cancers Forum has claimed.
The charity is calling for national guidance on how primary care trusts should make such decisions.
To find out more, go to www.rarercancers.org.uk
Health Education England will be made “accountable” to NHS Improvement, chief executives have been told, as a number of measures are announced to create ”a more coherent approach to workforce development”.
The former chief executive of a Shelford Group hospital trust is taking up a role leading a charity.
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