Improving equity of access to cancer clinical trials in Scotland

This report summarises the findings and recommendations of an Equity of Access Short Life Working Group. This is provided as a compilation of work package reports.


Footnotes

1. Ahmad A.S., Ormiston-Smith N. & Sasieni P.D. (2015). Trends in the lifetime risk of developing cancer in Great Britain: comparison of risk for those born from 1930 to 1960., British Journal of Cancer.

2. Downing A, Morris EJA, Corrigan N, et al. (2016) High hospital research participation and improved colorectal cancer survival outcomes: a population-based study. Gut Published Online First:2016 doi:10.1136/ gutjnl-2015-311308. https://gut.bmj.com/content/66/1/89.short

3. Jonker L, Fisher SJ, Dagnan D. Patients admitted to more research‐active hospitals have more confidence in staff and are better informed about their condition and medication: Results from a retrospective cross‐sectional study. J Eval Clin Pract. 2020;26:203–208. https:// doi.org/10.1111/jep.13118

4. Jonker, L. Fisher, S.J. (2018) The correlation between National Health Service trusts' clinical trial activity and both mortality rates and care quality commission ratings: a retrospective cross-sectional study, Public Health, Volume 157, 2018, Pages 1-6, ISSN 0033-3506, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.puhe.2017.12.022. (https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0033350618300015)

5. Link to the Moving Forward: A Cancer Research Strategy for Wales 2022 Document

6. Link to Identifying and Improving the Capacity of Healthcare Staff to Conduct Research – Cancer Research 2021 document

Contact

Email: cancerpolicyteam@gov.scot

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