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Sharing is caring — or is it?
Sharing is caring — or is it?
Macmillan’s Julie Flynn guides us through the complicated world of cancer data
Macmillan Evidence
Jul 23, 2018
How many days does it take to publish research?
How many days does it take to publish research?
200 days? Maybe even 300 days? Many, many, days I hear you say. What if I told you the answer could be as few as 7… Say hello to AMRC Open…
Rhona Auckland
Jul 18, 2018
When I say Health Policy, you say Hip-Hop… I didn’t think so.
When I say Health Policy, you say Hip-Hop… I didn’t think so.
Rhona Auckland shares insights from the Health Foundation’s ‘X-Factor’ for evidence disciplines event
Rhona Auckland
Feb 14, 2018
Our worst kept secrets for successful programme management
Our worst kept secrets for successful programme management
Three top tips from the successes and challenges identified in evaluations of Macmillan programmes
Sean Richardson-Jones
Dec 10, 2017
Lifting the lid on life after treatment
Lifting the lid on life after treatment
Three ways our partnerships are uncovering solutions to improve life with and beyond cancer.
Rupesh Robinson-Vyas
Nov 2, 2017
The curiosity cliff edge
The curiosity cliff edge
When cancer treatment ends, care shouldn’t. Neither should our curiosity, writes Rupesh Robinson-Vyas.
Rupesh Robinson-Vyas
Oct 26, 2017
Counting the costs of cancer care
Counting the costs of cancer care
How a powerful new database is helping to identify potential cost savings for the NHS.
Hannah Pimperton
Sep 28, 2017
From the front line
From the front line
A snapshot of workforce pressures in the NHS, and what they mean for people with cancer.
Nadine Kennedy
Sep 7, 2017
Cancer patient experience surveys in action
Cancer patient experience surveys in action
Making meaningful improvements to cancer care relies on making meaningful decisions. To do this, we first need meaningful data.
Chris Wilson
Jul 26, 2017
We need to talk about data
We need to talk about data
Data has been at the heart of progress in cancer in the UK, so let’s make sure everyone knows about it. By Fran Woodard & Sara Hiom.
Macmillan Policy
Dec 12, 2016
Urgent care services are overstretched — we need to fund the cancer strategy now
Urgent care services are overstretched — we need to fund the cancer strategy now
A new Macmillan report, Cancer Cash Crisis, sets out our latest economic evidence for change, writes Juliet Bouverie.
Think.Improve.Change.
Dec 10, 2015
Better Data. Better Lives.
Better Data. Better Lives.
We are already making data and statistics work harder for us in an increasingly evidence-hungry environment. By Hannah McConnell, Data Lead…
Think.Improve.Change.
Oct 20, 2015
The social care needs of people living with cancer
The social care needs of people living with cancer
We’re back from sunny Belfast and pleased as punch to have won a first prize at the NCIN conference for our research on social care needs.
Think.Improve.Change.
Jul 22, 2015
NCIN Conference — meeting our stakeholders
NCIN Conference — meeting our stakeholders
Rachel White, Information and Data Analyst, reports back from one of the most exciting research conferences of the year.
Think.Improve.Change.
Jul 13, 2015
Cancer waiting times — ‘target met’?
Cancer waiting times — ‘target met’?
Whatever the cause, the government must take serious steps to improve performance against cancer waiting time targets, writes James Shield.
Think.Improve.Change.
Mar 25, 2015
Getting the basics right — providing good care for people with long term conditions
Getting the basics right — providing good care for people with long term conditions
Dr Charlotte Augst on how the too common gaps in good care can become a thing of the past.
Think.Improve.Change.
Mar 23, 2015
When it comes to cancer and health awareness are women really from Venus and men from Mars?
When it comes to cancer and health awareness are women really from Venus and men from Mars?
When looking at cancers affecting both men and women, men are 60% more likely to be diagnosed. Why? Rebecca Robertson investigates.
Think.Improve.Change.
Mar 20, 2015
Mapping cancer patients’ routes from diagnosis in Manchester
Mapping cancer patients’ routes from diagnosis in Manchester
Macmillan’s work has already provided detailed insight into how cancer care can be improved in Manchester, write Gary Leeming & Julie Flynn…
Think.Improve.Change.
Jan 29, 2015
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