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Re-organisation of oesophago-gastric cancer care in England: progress and remaining challenges

Thomas R Palser1, David A Cromwell1,2*, Richard H Hardwick3, Stuart A Riley4, Kimberley Greenaway5, William Allum6 and Jan HP van der Meulen1,2

Author Affiliations

1 Clinical Effectiveness Unit, The Royal College of Surgeons of England, 35-43 Lincoln's Inn Fields, London WC2A 3PE, UK

2 Health Services Research Unit, Department of Public Health & Policy, London School of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, Keppel St, London WC1E 7HT, UK

3 Cambridge Oesophago-Gastric Centre, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Hills Road, Cambridge CB2 2QQ, UK

4 Department of Gastroenterology, Northern General Hospital, Herries Road, Sheffield, South Yorkshire S5 7AU, UK

5 National Clinical Audit Support Program, NHS Information Centre for Health and Social Care, 1 Trevelyan Square, Boar Lane, Leeds, LS1 6AE, UK

6 Department of Surgery, The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, Fulham Road, London SW3 6JJ, UK

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BMC Health Services Research 2009, 9:204 doi:10.1186/1472-6963-9-204

Published: 12 November 2009

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Additional file 1:

Cancer network questionnaire. The survey questionnaire sent to cancer network lead clinicians and which contained questions related to the organisation of cancer services within the network.

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Additional file 2:

NHS trust questionnaire. The survey questionnaire sent to the lead clinician at each NHS trust and which contained questions about their hospital services.

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