England
NHS England Service Specifications - NHS England specification - support the recommendations of the Cancer Taskforce, the NHS Long Term Plan and now The Cancer Plan to deliver the following objectives:
- Improve integration between different children’s cancer services
- Improve the experience of care
- Increase participation in clinical trials, which is currently at around two thirds of patients
- Increase tumour banking rates
- Improve the transition between children’s and TYA services, in particular ensuring that there is no age gap between different services
- Embed genomic medicine within children’s cancer services
Find out more about the work being undertaken in your local region below:
Southwest
Northwest
South Thames
North Thames
Yorkshire and Humber
Thames Valley and Wessex - website under construction
East of England
East Midlands
West Midlands
North East
Scotland
The Children and Young People’s Cancer Managed Clinical Network (CYPC MCN) was established in 2021 to work collaboratively with all staff involved in delivering cancer services for children and young people across Scotland. It works closely with patients, families, carers and third sector organisations to support high-quality, joined-up care.
The MSN CYPC is responsible for supporting the Scottish Government’s vision for cancer services – ensuring that children and young people with cancer achieve the best possible outcomes, have access to specialist services as close to home as possible, and experience safe, sustainable and equitable care regardless of where they live. While the Network provides national coordination and leadership, individual Health Boards are responsible for delivering services locally.
The MCN supports delivery of the Collaborative and Compassionate Cancer Care strategy (2021–2026), with a focus on:
- Improving outcomes and survival through safe, effective and innovative treatments
- Ensuring equitable access to high-quality specialist care across Scotland
- Delivering compassionate, person-centred and family-focused care
- Strengthening supportive care, survivorship and long-term follow-up
- Promoting high standards of safety, quality and continuous service improvement
- Developing a skilled, sustainable multidisciplinary workforce
- Providing age-appropriate services and smooth transitions between care settings
- Supporting collaborative and compassionate leadership across services
More information
Organisation of children's cancer care in the UK
Children are seen in both primary (GP), emergency care and secondary care (local hospital) when they present with symptoms. Suspicion of cancer leads to referral to one of the UK or Ireland, tertiary specialist children’s cancer centres, known as…