Our vision and strategy
Our new 5-year strategy is focused on improving patient outcomes through support of key programmes, raising awareness, and addressing growing healthcare inequalities.
Funding research that will provide more understanding about Head and Neck cancers, how best to treat them and where the greatest unmet needs are.
- We will promote and fund projects that have the potential to deliver research breakthroughs in diagnostics and improved, patient-focused approaches to treatment of Head and Neck cancers;
- We will promote, fund and/or help deliver research projects that can create better understanding of patient populations and their needs;
- We will promote, fund and/or help deliver projects that collect and analyse Head and Neck Cancer data so that we learn from our successes and our mistakes.
We will drive, deliver and support awareness campaigns focused on Head and Neck cancers.
- We will run, support and/or deliver campaigns around Head and Neck cancers symptoms with the aim of reducing late-stage diagnosis;
- We will run, support and/or deliver campaigns promoting appropriate and more accessible resources for patients with Head and Neck cancers from diagnosis through treatment and post treatment support;
- We will run, support and/or deliver campaigns that ensure that the route to diagnosis is clear and positive, including ensuring that primary healthcare professionals have the knowledge and understanding required.
We will promote and support collaboration and create key opportunities for knowledge sharing and agreeing best practice within Head and Neck cancers.
- We will fund, support, promote and/or deliver events with the aim of sharing and exchanging breakthroughs, innovations and best practices amongst Head and Neck cancer and allied healthcare professionals;
- We will fund, support, promote and/or deliver training opportunities for healthcare professionals interested in Head and Neck cancers to learn, share and exchange information, best practices and innovations in Head and Neck cancers.
We will support, promote and encourage more focus and understanding on the patient experience within Head and Neck cancers.
- We will fund, support and promote projects that focus on better understanding Head and Neck cancer patients of all backgrounds and what barriers / unmet needs currently exist;
- We will fund, support and promote projects that directly improve support and/or ensure more visible support for all Head and Neck cancer patients pre, during and post treatment.
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Oracle Cancer Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales (1142037). A company limited by guarantee. Registered company in England and Wales (7125497). Registered address: 80 Coombe Road, New Malden KT3 4QS