§ Mrs. Curtis-ThomasTo ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) how many cancer units and cancer centres fully comply with the Calman-Hine cancer guidelines; [121643]
(2) how many cancer units are related to each cancer centre; [121642]
(3) how many cancer centres there are in the UK; and if he will list them. [121640]
§ Yvette CooperThe Calman/Hine report, "A Policy Framework for Cancer Care Services", recommended that networks of care should be developed encompassing primary care, cancer units and cancer centres. The report provided a broad framework for the development of cancer units and cancer centres, but it did not set explicit standards for their development. Early implementation of the Calman/Hine recommendations reflected the different starting points across the country and allowed an evaluation of services to fit local needs.
Regional cancer co-ordinators from six of the eight health regions have identified cancer networks based on geographical patches shown in the table.
Northern and Yorkshire
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- Northern Cancer Network
- Cancer Care Alliance (Teesside)
- Yorkshire Cancer Network
- East Riding Cancer Services
- Alliance
Eastern
- Norfolk and Waverney
- Cambridgeshire
- Mid Anglia
- Southend
- Mount Vernon
South West
- Avon, Somerset and Wiltshire
- Dorset
- 3 Counties Cancer Centre
- The Peninsula
South East
- Kent Cancer Network
- South Solent Cancer Network
- Sussex Cancer Network
- 4 Counties Cancer Network
- Guildford Cancer Network
London
- North East London
- North Central London
- North West London
- South East London
- South West London
Trent
- North Trent Network
- Mid Trent Network
- South Derbyshire Cancer Centre
- Leicestershire Cancer Centre.
In the North West Region three zones have been identified
North West
- Greater Manchester
- Merseyside and Cheshire
- Lancashire and South Cumbria.
In West Midlands a somewhat different approach has been adopted, based on tumour-specific networks.
Regions have also adopted different approaches to the designation of cancer centres and cancer units, with joint cancer centres (encompassing two or more trusts) being designated in some regions.
The following hospital and trusts provide radiotherapy facilities:
- Mount Vernon Hospital and Watford NHS Trust
- The Royal Hospitals Trust
- North Middlesex Hospital NHS Trust
- Havering Hospitals Trust
- Southend Healthcare NHS Trust
- University College London Hospitals
- Royal Free Hospital NHS Trust
- Hammersmith Hospitals Trust
- Essex County Hospital
- Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
- Carlisle Hospitals NHS Trust
- Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Trust
466W - South Tees Acute Hospitals NHS Trust
- Royal Hull Hospitals NHS Trust
- East Gloucestershire NHS Trust
- United Bristol Healthcare Trust
- Royal United Hospital Bath NHS Trust
- South Devon Healthcare NHS Trust
- Royal Devon and Exeter Healthcare NHS Trust
- Plymouth Hospitals NHS Trust
- Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust
- Southampton University Hospitals NHS Trust
- Poole Hospital NHS Trust
- Portsmouth Hospitals NHS Trust
- University Hospital Birmingham NHS Trust
- Walsgrave Hospitals NHS Trust
- North Staffordshire Hospital NHS Trust
- Royal Wolverhampton Hospitals NHS Trust
- Shrewsbury Hospitals NHS Trust
- Weston Park Hospital NHS Trust
- Leicester Royal Infirmary NHS Trust
- Southern Derbyshire Acute Hospital NHS Trust
- Nottingham City Hospital NHS Trust
- Lincoln County Hospital
- Addenbrookes Hospital
- Norfolk and Norwich Healthcare NHS Trust
- Ipswich Hospital NHS Trust
- Oxford Radcliffe Hospital
- Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust
- Royal Berkshire Hospital
- Mid Kent Oncology Centre
- Kent and Canterbury Hospital
- Royal Marsden Hospital
- Guys and St. Thomas' Hospital
- Royal Surrey County Hospital
- Royal Sussex County Hospital
- Clatterbridge Centre for Oncology
- Christie Hospital
- Preston Acute Hospitals Trust.
The National Cancer Director and regional offices are working with the National Health Service to develop this model on a more consistent basis, in line with best care set out in evidence based guidance. We intend to consult shortly on national standards for cancer which will permit a consistent approach to evaluation of cancer services.