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<p>Early diagnosis and treatment are crucial to improving survival rates for cancer
and we have committed to the new 28-day faster diagnosis waiting times standard. Implementation
in all trusts including Buckinghamshire, subject to Government approval, is planned
from spring 2020.</p><p>Buckinghamshire is included in plans to develop Rapid Diagnostic
Service models as part of the Long Term Plan for Thames Valley to improve and speed
up cancer diagnostics and patient experience. During 2019, they established a non-site
specific (also referred to as vague symptom) pathway for general practitioners (GPs)
with Buckinghamshire NHS Trust to fast track such patients.</p><p>Cancer is a priority
for this Government and in October 2018 we announced a package of measures that will
be rolled out across the country with the aim of seeing three quarters of all cancers
detected at an early stage by 2028 (currently just over half). This is part of the
Long Term Plan for the National Health Service and forms part of how the Government
will achieve its ambition to see 55,000 more people surviving cancer for five years
in England each year from 2028.</p><p>The Long Term Plan is available at the following
link:</p><p><a href="https://www.longtermplan.nhs.uk/" target="_blank">https://www.longtermplan.nhs.uk/</a></p><p>
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