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WQ.94/2023
WRITTEN QUESTION TO THE MINISTER FOR HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICES BY DEPUTY R.J. WARD OF ST. HELIER CENTRAL
QUESTION SUBMITTED ON MONDAY 6th MARCH 2023
ANSWER TO BE TABLED ON MONDAY 13th MARCH 2023
Question
“Will the Minister advise the current position regarding development of a cancer strategy for Jersey, and will she further state what resources are committed to the development of the strategy and the estimated timescale for implementation?”
Answer
In addition to my answer to WQ.086/2023, the following progress has been made in the development of the Cancer Strategy throughout 2022:
• a working group was established to commence development of a draft strategy, with a steering group overseeing their work. These groups included:
• service users
• GP’s
• public health officials
• medical consultants and lead nurses (including medical oncology, radiography, palliative care and histopathology)
• service managers
• representatives of MacMillian Cancer Support
• relevant data was gathered to help understand prevalence and inform a need analysis
• current services have been mapped, including acceptance criteria and access arrangements to help identification of gaps in provision and activity, and
• a series of 11 stakeholders engagement sessions have been undertaken to support identification of
key issues and inform future activity.
That work is now subject to review, and I anticipate a strategy being presented to me by end of Q2 2023.
The Government of Jersey resources committed to develop this strategy have been time and commitment from
• public health officials
• medical consultants and lead nurses (including medical oncology, radiography, palliative care and histopathology)
• service managers