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.

1

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.
2

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.
3

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.
4

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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