London Cancer New Drug Group

7th Annual Conference

Wednesday 21st November 2012

Novotel London St Pancras

cycleChair: Adrian Newland

Professor of Haematology
Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry and Medical Director, North East London Cancer Network

cycleChair: Jamie Ferguson

Consultant in Public Health
NHS Lambeth, London


7th Annual Conference

Wednesday 21st November 2012
Novotel London St Pancras

This year's conference continues in its aim to facilitate consistency of approach in Commissioning Cancer Drugs and Services by informing the managed entry of new drugs in cancer treatment and to promote the cost-effective and equitable provision of all medicines used in cancer.

Key topics will include:

  • Cancer care and the Health and Social Care Bill
  • Clinical commissioning groups
  • The Cancer Drugs Fund — an update and outcome data
  • Stratified medicine for cancer
  • The patient's voice

What others said about last year's event

"LCNDG conference is the highlight of my conference year"

"Very enjoyable with an excellent range of speakers sharing their expertise and, knowledge and skills"

"A very useful overview of where the NHS & London cancer services are now"

"All the speakers were very valuable and it was a thought inspiring day"

"I liked the focus this year less on drugs and more on aspects such as Cancer Drug Fund, stratified medicine and development for the future. Great day"

"Excellent, gets better year in year. Really useful, positive day. Thank you"

Agenda

A draft agenda will follow shortly.

Venue

Novotel London St. Pancras hotel is a central London hotel, close to the King's Cross and St. Pancras stations. A four star hotel, it has 312 non-smoking rooms with contemporary style as well as LCD TVs and Internet access.

There is a fully-equipped fitness center. 16 state of the art meeting rooms welcome up to 446 guests, perfect for presentations or wedding parties. All have wireless Internet.


Click here for detailed directions to The Novotel London St. Pancras

Sponsors

We thank the sponsors of the 2012 London Cancer New Drugs Group meeting for their support.

If you are interested in sponsoring the 2012 meeting, please contact Anthony O'Rawe on: 01494 549 103 or email: LCNDG@succinctcomms.com

The above pharmaceutical companies are sponsors of the 2012 conference only and have had no other involvement with LCNDG activities.

Previous Meetings

To read meeting reports from previous years, as published in Cancer Services Forum, please click on a link below:

November 2011, Issue 24
November 2010, Issue 19
November 2009, Issue 11
November 2008, Issue 7
November 2007, Issue 3 & Issue 4
November 2006, Issue 1

Faculty

Adrian Newland

Adrian Newland Full biog

Adrian Newland is Professor of Haematology at Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry, where he is also Clinical Director of the North East London Cancer Network.

He chairs the London Cancer New Drugs Group and has been leading in London on the Cancer Drugs Fund.

Jamie Ferguson

Jamie Ferguson Full biog

Jamie Ferguson trained in medicine at Guy's Hospital, London, and has been a Consultant in Public Health Medicine in South East London since 1997.

For much of this time, he has specialised in commissioning cancer services, in particular chemotherapy agents, and the prioritisation of new cancer drugs