Suicide prevention policy
Suicide rates in the England have reached their highest level since 1999. The government introduced a new suicide prevention strategy for England in September 2023.
The following sources may provide useful background to the topic of this debate.
Press releases
Public Health England
‘Help Us, Help You’ campaign urges public not to ignore persistent tummy troubles
11 November 2020
Teenage Cancer Trust
Mum’s heartbreak as delayed diagnosis leads to loss of ‘loving’ and ‘bubbly’ daughter
19 October 2020
NHS England
9 October 2020
Teenage Cancer Trust
Cancer complications timebomb as teens go undiagnosed
24 April 2020
Cancer Research UK
A quarter of cancer patients experience avoidable delay to diagnosis
4 December 2019
Press articles
i news, 22 October 2020
‘I was diagnosed with cervical cancer at 21 – young people with symptoms should be taken seriously’
BBC news, 18 October 2020
Colchester woman dying of cancer urged others to get to a GP
BBC News, 12 October 2020
‘Come forward to GP about cancer symptoms’, experts say
i news, 12 August 2020
The Guardian (London), 20 July 2020
HSJ, 29 June 2020
The impact of coronavirus on young people with cancer
The Independent (United Kingdom), 22 January 2020
Cervical cancer rises among young women as progress on deadly disease ‘stalls’
HSJ, 15 January 2020
Five resolutions to improve the care of young cancer patients
HSJ, 4 December 2019
Ending cancer inequality for young people
Information and guidance
NHS
NHS Long Term Plan ambitions for cancer
NHS England
Rapid cancer diagnostic and assessment pathways (various documents), updated April 2019
National Institute for Clinical Excellence (NICE)
Suspected cancer: recognition and referral, NICE guideline [NG12], updated 11 January 2020
Wales Cancer Network
National optimal pathways (various)
Scottish Government
Scottish referral guidelines for suspected cancer, 22 January 2019
Cancer Research UK
Young people’s cancer statistics
Macmillan Cancer Support
Teenage Cancer Trust
The five most common cancer warning signs in young people
Children with Cancer UK
Childhood Cancer Awareness Month
Teenagers and Young Adults with Cancer (TYAC)
Cancer in teenagers and young adults
Reports
Independent Cancer Taskforce, Achieving World-class cancer outcomes – a strategy for England 2015-2020, July 2015
NHS Cancer Programme update reports
Teenage Cancer Trust, Young Voices, Transforming the Lives of Young People with Cancer
Teenage Cancer Trust and Public Health England, 13-24 year olds with cancer in England Incidence, mortality and survival, January 2019
Journal articles
BMJ, 25 October 2020
House of Commons Library
Cancer strategy CDP 2018-003, 19 February 2018
Support for children with life-limiting and life-threatening conditions and their families, CDP 0010, 28 January 2019
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Suicide prevention: online platforms, print media and broadcasting
Ofcom enforces measures in the Online Safety Act to protect web users from suicide or self-harm content. It also regulates broadcast media, but not the press.
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Preventable baby deaths
There will be a debate on preventable baby deaths at 9:30am on Wednesday 4 September 2024. This debate will take place in Westminster Hall and will be led by Lee Anderson MP.
