Expert Panel: evaluation of the Government’s commitments in the area of cancer services in England

Expert Panel: evaluation of the Government’s commitments in the area of cancer services in England The Health and Social Care Committee asked the Expert Panel to evaluate progress against pledges made by Ministers across a range of policy areas - workforce, diagnostics, living well with and beyond cancer, and technology and innovation with CQC-style ratings against five specific commitments. The Expert Panel rated Government progress as ‘inadequate’ against commitments made to improve cancer services in a new report. 

The panel acknowledges that while some progress has been made in areas such as investment in diagnostics and innovative technologies and treatments, they conclude that the lack of adequate long-term planning for, and investment in, the cancer workforce undermines progress made and justified the inadequate rating.