Who we are
As an international, multi-stakeholder, non-profit initiative, All.Can focusses on identifying inefficiencies in cancer care.
The dedicated UK chapter is contributing to this global endeavour through a focus on connecting the dots between enhanced system efficiency, patient experience, and health outcomes. A key part of All.Can UK’s work in this space will centre around seeking views from a range of experts across the health system and policy landscape on how this can be achieved.
Currently, All.Can UK is funded by Bristol Myers Squibb.
What we do
All.Can UK is working to build the evidence base, and the practicable solutions, to support policymakers, governments, and health systems of all shapes and sizes seeking to deliver improved patient experience, reduced costs, and more efficient services. We believe that if done right, these seemingly opposite approaches can be mutually reinforcing.
You can read our latest report here.
Why we do it
Every two minutes someone in the UK is diagnosed with cancer.[i] Positively, cancer survival in the UK has doubled in the last 50 years and 50% of people in England and Wales will now survive their cancer for 10 or more years.[ii]
This increase in survival is leading to cancer services facing record-breaking levels of demand as cancer is increasingly seen as a long-term condition. The COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated NHS capacity challenges and despite best efforts from staff with limited resources, waiting time targets for diagnosis and treatment are consistently missed.[iii]
A cancer diagnosis is not only life changing for a patient, it is hugely costly to both the NHS and wider economy. At this time of increasing incidence and survival, it is imperative that the NHS is able to deliver more with less whilst always providing the very best possible care for patients.
Contact us
If you would like more information, please email the All.Can Secretariat at All.Can@hanovercomms.com
References
- Cancer Research UK. Cancer Statistics for the UK: Cancer Incidence. Available here: https://www.cancerresearchuk.org/health-professional/cancer-statistics-for-the-uk#heading-Zero
- Cancer Research UK. Cancer Survival Statistics. 10 year survival data is for 2010-2011. Available here: https://www.cancerresearchuk.org/health-professional/cancer-statistics/survival#heading-Zero
- Cancer Research UK. Cancer waiting times: Latest updates and analysis. Available here: https://news.cancerresearchuk.org/2023/10/12/cancer-waiting-times-latest-updates-and-analysis/#:~:text=The%20Faster%20Diagnosis%20Standard%3A%20Target,its%20introduction%20in%20October%202021
All.Can UK Report: Placing the psychological wellbeing of people with Cancer on equal footing to physical health
All.Can UK hosts Annual General Meeting
All.Can UK support Westminster Health Forum event on cancer care
All.Can UK hosts annual Working Group meeting with Macmillan Cancer Support
Mind the gap: Shining a light on the vital role the third sector plays in supporting cancer patients
All.Can UK: Placing the psychological wellbeing of people with cancer on equal footing to physical health
All.Can UK Infographic: Third Party Support Services for Cancer Patients
To ensure that cancer patients are aware of the tailored psychosocial support available to them, we have mapped out the options that some of the cancer charities provide for people with cancer.
Further information about these psychosocial support services, including contact details and how to access support, can be found by downloading All.Can UK’s infographic below.
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Job code: ONC-GB-2300483
Date of preparation: October 2023