title: Cancer care. Cancer plan--progress report: must try even harder.
abstract: Despite progress in some areas, major obstacle achieving a uniformly good service for cancer patients remain. PCTs' lack of expertise is holding back progress ending delays in diagnosis and treatment. SHAs need to be clearer with PCTs about the importance of meeting national targets.
authors.forename: Rebecca
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Coombes
mesh_terms: D019985:Benchmarking; D006801:Humans; D007255:Information Services / Q000458:organization & administration; D008495:Medical Oncology / Q000592:standards*; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D010595:Pharmacists; D011320:Primary Health Care / Q000592:standards*; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care; D012935:Social Justice; D013222:State Medicine; D006113:United Kingdom