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<p>As set out in the NHS Long Term Plan, an Implementation Framework will be published
shortly which will set out the next steps the NHS will take to deliver the commitments
and the national activity and support available to systems. The Implementation Framework
will assist local health systems, who will build on the engagement already taking
place across the country, in developing their strategic Long Term Plan implementation
plan over the summer. NHS England and NHS Improvement will then publish a national
implementation plan in the autumn.</p><p>As recommended in the Independent Cancer
Taskforce report, NHS England has run a pilot project to test data collection methods
and gather data to support the development of summary Quality of Life metric(s). Patients
with breast, prostate and colorectal cancer in seven hospital trusts have been completing
questionnaires, and up to May 2019, 3,700 patients had been invited and 1,914 patients
completed questionnaires. The project is now entering a data analysis phase, and a
recommendation on which statistics to use for the Quality of Life metric(s) is due
by the end of the year.</p><p> </p>
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