National Cancer Plan for England launched

The government has published a new National Cancer Plan for England. The plan's central ambition is that by 2035, more people will survive cancer or live well with cancer, delivering the fastest improvement in cancer survival this century.

The plan includes a commitment to ensure every cancer patient has an individual support plan that will consider the full impact of cancer on their lives.

It also promises to bring support closer to home by:

• Providing a named neighbourhood care lead for each patient, to coordinate post-treatment care, by 2035.
• Enabling patients to provide real-time feedback to clinicians, through the NHS App.
• Rolling out a national digital first prehabilitation offer to support patients before they start treatment – setting out new standards for prehabilitation and rehabilitation.
• Providing every cancer patient with a Holistic Needs Assessment and a Personal Care Plan, to support their physical, mental, and social needs and employment support.
• Where safe, value for money, and better for patient care, deliver cancer care at home.