Post by Deanne Jenkyns on Mar 29, 2007 17:08:28 GMT 1
Here is a copy of the LC Patients Charter
The Lung Cancer Patients' Charter
It is the fundamental right of every patient to be treated with dignity and respect.
All patients have the right to:
1. Have the profound impact of lung cancer acknowledged by healthcare professionals, policy makers, politicians and the public.
This will be achieved by:
o A nationwide lung cancer public awareness
programme to make sure patients understand the
urgency of early presentation and diagnosis
o Educating GPs and other healthcare professionals on
the signs and symptoms of lung cancer
o Raising the awareness of healthcare professionals
and social services, of the emotional and practical
difficulties experienced by lung cancer patients and
their carers
o Securing serious funding for lung cancer research
and treatment, comparable with other common
cancers. This must include research into lung cancer
screening techniques and programmes and
supportive care.
2. Access to the best treatment and care
Patients must:
o Be treated by a multi-disciplinary team of specialist
lung cancer healthcare professionals
o Have access to a lung cancer specialist nurse
throughout their lung cancer journey
o Be given rapid access to up-to-date treatments
o Be offered high quality patient focused information
o Have access to high-quality specialist palliative and
supportive care.
3. Be free of blame and stigma for having the disease
Patients must:
o Not be denied treatment or support because they are
a smoker or ex-smoker
o Not be the recipient of any negative attitudes towards
lung cancer
The Lung Cancer Patients' Charter
It is the fundamental right of every patient to be treated with dignity and respect.
All patients have the right to:
1. Have the profound impact of lung cancer acknowledged by healthcare professionals, policy makers, politicians and the public.
This will be achieved by:
o A nationwide lung cancer public awareness
programme to make sure patients understand the
urgency of early presentation and diagnosis
o Educating GPs and other healthcare professionals on
the signs and symptoms of lung cancer
o Raising the awareness of healthcare professionals
and social services, of the emotional and practical
difficulties experienced by lung cancer patients and
their carers
o Securing serious funding for lung cancer research
and treatment, comparable with other common
cancers. This must include research into lung cancer
screening techniques and programmes and
supportive care.
2. Access to the best treatment and care
Patients must:
o Be treated by a multi-disciplinary team of specialist
lung cancer healthcare professionals
o Have access to a lung cancer specialist nurse
throughout their lung cancer journey
o Be given rapid access to up-to-date treatments
o Be offered high quality patient focused information
o Have access to high-quality specialist palliative and
supportive care.
3. Be free of blame and stigma for having the disease
Patients must:
o Not be denied treatment or support because they are
a smoker or ex-smoker
o Not be the recipient of any negative attitudes towards
lung cancer
LC charity Ball