Public Policy Projects
This programme build on the goals and strategies of the NHS Long Term Plan, the Life Sciences Vision,
and the National Genomics Strategy to discuss the implementation of policies that support the
prevention and survival of cancer across the UK. The NHS Long Term Plan set out ambitious targets,
that the NHS must strive to reach by 2028. These targets aim for 55,000 more people each year to
survive their cancer for five years or more, and for 75 per cent of people with cancer to be diagnosed
at an early stage (stage one or two). Achieving these goals in a healthcare system that is struggling
with workforce shortages requires innovative solutions that pertain to the following themes:
- Prevention and screening
- Inequalities
- Precision medicine
- Technology and data
- Specific pathways and treatment
- Workforce
By gathering industry experts from across the public and private sectors, academics, researchers,
policy professionals and other key stakeholders, PPP aims to contribute delivery-specific insights
regarding these themes over the course of this programme. This paper is based off the findings of a
roundtable chaired by Dr Lennard Lee and Dr Joanne Hackett, sponsored by IQVIA.
Read the Report – The UK’s challenge for precision medicine: The case for cancer vaccines