How we have helped

At MSD we have dedicated teams here to support NHS Trusts to tackle challenges in relation to managing current and future patient demand for treatment and to manage cancer pathways in the most efficient ways possible.

Explore our previous work below where we have collaborated with NHS Trusts to support NHS staff and enhance the patient experience within Oncology.

LUNG > FULL PATHWAY > SOUTH EAST

Oxford Respiratory Early Diagnosis Service (REDS)

MSD supported to reduce the lung cancer pathway by an average of 16 days.

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LUNG > FULL PATHWAY > EAST MIDLANDS

Nottingham University Hospital NHS Trust

An improvement of the 28-day FDS, the 2WW and 31-day treatment target.

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LUNG > PREHABILITATION > SOUTH WEST

Gloucestershire AHP Prehabilitation Service (GAPS)

See how we helped to demonstrate the outcomes of the prehabilitation service.

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LUNG > PATHOLOGY > NORTHERN IRELAND

Belfast Health and Social Care Trust

Improvements to a faster diagnostic pathway across pathology, radiology and more.

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LUNG > FULL PATHWAY > SOUTH WEST

Peninsula Cancer Alliance

See how we supported a reduction in lung patient breaches of the 28-day FDS across three hospitals.

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The above projects (including the Pathway Development Programmes) have been carried out under collaborative working agreements between MSD and the NHS. For further information on all collaborative working projects that MSD undertake, please visit Collaborative Working – MSD UK (msd-uk.com)