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Commenting on NHS England’s announcement, Andrew Haldenby, Director of Reform think tank, which recently published a report calling for the better use and collection of data in cancer screening and care, said:
“Breast cancer screening already prevents approximately 1,300 deaths a year. Better use of NHS data should mean that even more people are screened for cancer, particularly those on low incomes. It would also improve accuracy when coupled with new technology, reducing the number of cancers that are currently missed in screenings.”
To accompany a paper she is currently working on, Rose Lasko-Skinner, Researcher at Reform, wrote an article for Public Sector Executive discussing the importance social value in public procurement.
Read the article here.
Public Finance wrote an article covering the Healthcare: unblocked 2018 conference which Eleonora Harwich, Director of Research and Head of Digital and Tech Innovation, spoke at. The article included a quote from Eleonora:
Eleonora Harwich, director of research at the Reform think-tank, said: “The efficiency gains can improve cost effectiveness.”
She added: “I see opportunity [for blockchain in the NHS] but there are basic things that need to be put right before blockhain can flourish”.
Luke Heselwood, Researcher at Reform, appeared on BBC Newcastle radio to discuss homelessness. He argued that local authorities must tackle the root causes of homelessness. Responding to claims that local authorities are under increasing pressure to assist households at risk of homelessness, Luke argued that by tackling the root causes, it will help to alleviate these pressures in the long-term.
Reacting to the Chancellor’s Budget speech, Andrew Haldenby, Director of the independent public services think tank Reform said:
"If the Chancellor wants to end austerity he has to ensure that the extra money will be well used. His problem is that the reform programs introduced in the austerity years are far from complete. Unless that changes it will be the Government, not the opposition, that is throwing good money after bad"
Ahead of the Budget on Monday, Rose Lasko-Skinner, Researcher at Reform, wrote an article arguing that public reform has stalled since Brexit and that the end of austerity was an opportune moment to bring back focus on the domestic agenda.
Read the article here.
Reform's latest report, A data-driven personalised approach to cancer care, found that cancer survival could significantly improve if the NHS collects and uses its data more intelligently.
It received coverage in the Yorkshire Post and Prolific North.
To accompany the launch of our latest report 'A data-driven approach to personalised care', report author and Reform Research Manager, Maisie Borrows, wrote an article outlining the benefits of using data to personalise cancer care.
To accompany the launch of our latest report 'A data-driven approach to personalised care', report author and Reform Research Manager, Maisie Borrows, wrote an article outlining why the NHS needs to create a single point of access to all cancer data.