Abstract
September 2000 saw the publication in the UK of the first National Health Service (NHS) plan for cancer services. The NHS Cancer Plan (Department of Health (DoH), 2000a) may be one of the most fundamental reforms of national cancer care services ever attempted – just as important is the fact that there is much in it for palliative care. It states: ‘All patients should have access to the specialist palliative care advice and services they need. For most patients, these will be provided in their homes, in the community or in hospital. Some will require the specialist facilities of a hospice. Voluntary palliative care services need to be enabled to play their full role in the cancer network, with adequate funding from the NHS’. (DoH, 2000a)
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