NHS reforms in England to improve cancer care?

Name: NHS reforms in England to improve cancer care?
Uploaded: 2011-11-10T17:21:52.000Z
Duration: 2 min 4 s
Description: One of the reasons given by the government for an overhaul of the English NHS was that survival rates for cancer treatments compared badly to other European countries.

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One of the reasons given by the government for an overhaul of the English NHS was that survival rates for cancer treatments compared badly to other European countries.

But Labour have said that argument has been demolished by a report published this week.

Adam Fleming heard both sides as he spoke to Health Minister Paul Burstow, Prof Colin Pritchard of Bournemouth University and shadow health secretary Andy Burnham

Jo Coburn then spoke to Prof Karol Sikora about the planned changes.

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10 November 2011

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