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A report out today warns the NHS has too few staff to provide patients with information and support – an issue we know is key for those diagnosed with a brain tumour.

Earlier this month, NHS England released their ‘Interim NHS People’s Plan’ detailing what measures will be implemented in and ahead of their full workforce proposal

The Health Secretary, Matt Hancock, has spoken today of his frustration at slow progress towards embracing digital technology in the NHS.

NHS England are currently running a questionnaire to find out more about people’s experiences of Personal Health Budgets, which could feed into and shape the future of personalised healthcare

Cameron, our Head of Policy and Public Affairs, discusses the detail contained within the NHS Long Term Plan and what it means for brain tumour patients in England.

We explore some of the barriers that will need to be overcome in order to implement the NHS Long Term Plan.

In this second part of our coverage we look at what’s missing form the NHS Long Term Plan

Today, the NHS Long Term Plan has been published setting out the future of NHS services. The plan has been eagerly awaited by healthcare professionals, charities and patients alike

Kelly Dawson’s appointment at Nottingham University Hospitals is part of our landmark strategy of improving the quality for all those diagnosed

The Brain Tumour Charity CEO, Sarah Lindsell, has co-signed a letter to NHS organisations urging them to meet their one-year survival targets for the early diagnosis of brain tumours.

Patients diagnosed with cancer should be told clearly how the NHS will store and use information about their case to help others in future, says a new report.

We’d like to offer our congratulations to all at the Walton Centre in Liverpool, which has just been awarded a rare ‘outstanding’ rating by health watchdog the Care Quality Commission.

The report discovered that up to 63% of 111 English hospital trusts have at least one scanner that is a decade old, the point where the technology ideally should be scrapped and replaced with upgraded machines.

The Academy of Medical Royal Colleges’ document Choosing Wisely – which has been widely reported in the media – says doctors should work with patients to cut out treatments and procedures which are of ‘questionable value’.