Our policy on cancer services

It is Cancer Research UK’s position that every nation in the UK should have a cancer plan in place. We support Governments in the development of their plans and closely monitor their implementation. 

We monitor policy changes within the English NHS and try to understand their impact.

We monitor the impact of policy changes on cancer services within the Welsh NHS.

We monitor the impact of policy changes on cancer services in the Northern Ireland Health Service.

We monitor the impact of policy changes on cancer services in the Scottish NHS, including the implementation of the 10 year plan for cancer.

We know that delivering world-class cancer outcomes relies on a vast array of health professionals.

We work to ensure that researchers have secure access to patient data which has the potential to deliver huge public benefit.