Cancer change of plan – England sets out to be different
The government’s proposed new plan for major conditions healthcare may lead to more deaths from cancer.
Read moreRoger Wilson works as a patient advocate within the health service and cancer research. He was diagnosed with a rare cancer in 1999 and has survived several recurrences. In his earlier life he worked with BBC TV before becoming an independent producer. He got tangled up in the transition to digital technology during the 1980s and became a journalist specialising in telecoms deregulation and multimedia. He has lived in Shropshire since 1986.
The government’s proposed new plan for major conditions healthcare may lead to more deaths from cancer.
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