This page provides suggested posts and graphics to help you support the launch of the UK policy action blueprint and accompanying situation analysis report for the integration of radioligand therapy into cancer care in the UK. You may copy and paste the suggested posts directly, or use them as inspiration to write your own.
 

Click here to download the policy action blueprint and situation analysis report.

 

What are the policy action blueprint and situation analysis report? What did they find?

In June 2021, HPP launched the Radioligand Therapy Readiness Assessment Framework. This is a tool that can be used to assess health system readiness for radioligand therapy and help countries prepare for its optimal integration into cancer care. The UK policy action blueprint and accompanying situation analysis report were created in close collaboration with a multidisciplinary UK Expert Advisory Group, after the framework was applied in the UK. The blueprint is a set of evidence-based, consensus-driven policy recommendations to improve integration and system readiness for radioligand therapy. The situation analysis provides a deeper look into the barriers and opportunities to greater use of the approach.

The analysis identified six strategic challenges which must be addressed to improve the current integration and future readiness for radioligand therapy in the UK:
 

Achieving system readiness for radioligand therapy in the UK


Why do we need the policy action blueprint?

Current use of radioligand therapy is highly variable. With new applications in prostate cancer, lymphoma, and other cancers on the horizon, we must consider how to reduce existing variation in application of radioligand therapy across the UK and proactively plan for its wider use in the future.

The Policy action blueprint aims to guide and support integration of radioligand therapy into cancer care in the UK to enable seamless access to all people with cancer who may benefit. We hope that policymakers, decision-makers, clinicians and patient advocates will use the blueprint to drive proactive and data-driven policy planning and action for radioligand therapy.
 

About the launch event

The online launch event ‘Achieving system readiness for radioligand therapy in the UK’ took place on 9 September at 14:00 BST. The event featured experts from organisations including the British Nuclear Medicine Society, Prostate Cancer UK, Neuroendocrine Cancer UK and the Wales Cancer Network, discussing how to drive proactive policymaking and improve readiness for radioligand therapy in the UK.

Read about the event here: https://www.healthsystemreadiness.com/achieving-system-readiness-for-radioligand-therapy-in-the-uk-the-event-as-it-happened/

Sample social media messages

The social media posts have been developed to promote the UK policy action blueprint and accompanying situation analysis report. Please share the following messages via your social media channels. You are welcome to adjust the posts to best address your audience or use them as inspiration to write your own.

Please share with the hashtags #ReadyforRLT and #RLTUK.
 
 

Twitter

.@radioligand launched its policy action blueprint & situation analysis report on 9 Sep. These materials are part of a programme of work that aims to improve integration and system readiness of #RadioligandTherapy in the UK. #ReadyforRLT. Download: https://www.healthsystemreadiness.com/achieving-system-readiness-for-radioligand-therapy-in-the-uk-the-event-as-it-happened/

New types of #RadioligandTherapy are emerging, but current use is still variable. The new policy action blueprint & situation analysis report from @radioligand offer policy guidance to help ensure greater availability in the UK. #RLTUK. https://www.healthsystemreadiness.com/uk-readiness-assessment/

The recent launch of the @radioligand policy blueprint and situation analysis featured experts from @ProstateUK & @ncukcharity discussing what is needed to better plan for the wider use of #RadioligandTherapy in the UK. #ReadyforRLT. Find out more: https://www.healthsystemreadiness.com/achieving-system-readiness-for-radioligand-therapy-in-the-uk-the-event-as-it-happened/

Multidisciplinary working and training for clinicians can help improve understanding of the right time for referrals to #RadioligandTherapy. Read the @radioligand UK policy action blueprint & situation analysis report for more #ReadyforRLT #RLTUK. https://www.healthsystemreadiness.com/uk-readiness-assessment/

Better data collection and analysis are essential for improving integration of #RadioligandTherapy. Current systems do not collect adequate data to inform evidence-based decision-making. Find out more about how the UK can become #ReadyForRLT: https://www.healthsystemreadiness.com/uk-readiness-assessment/

Current integration of #RadioligandTherapy in UK cancer planning is limited. To improve this, professional societies, patient organisations & health authorities need to develop a national strategy. Read more on becoming #ReadyForRLT @radioligand: https://www.healthsystemreadiness.com/uk-readiness-assessment/

By applying their international readiness framework to the UK, @radioligand has developed a blueprint with recommendations for policymakers to create a more sustainable system for #RadioligandTherapy in the UK. #RLTUK #ReadyforRLT. Download here: https://www.healthsystemreadiness.com/uk-readiness-assessment/ 

 

Facebook

On 9 September, The Health Policy Partnership hosted the digital launch of the policy action blueprint and situation analysis report, as part of its work on health system readiness for radioligand therapy in the UK. Radioligand therapy is an innovative, targeted form of cancer treatment which can provide life-enhancing benefits where therapeutic options are limited. It is currently used for some forms of neuroendocrine cancer, but the application of radioligand therapy currently being investigated in more common cancers, it is important that we plan for its potential wider use in the UK. The blueprint and analysis report assess current barriers to integration and system readiness for radioligand therapy in the UK, and set out policy recommendations to overcome these. We need the NHS to be ready for new treatments like radioligand therapy to ensure that they are available to all people who may benefit.

Download the materials here: https://www.healthsystemreadiness.com/uk-readiness-assessment/
 
 

LinkedIn or newsletter

I joined @The Health Policy Partnership on 9 September as they launched their new work on UK readiness for radioligand therapy at an online event.

The policy action blueprint and accompanying situation analysis report assess current UK readiness for radioligand therapy and provide policy recommendations on how to better integrate the therapy into our health system.

With radioligand therapy approved for neuroendocrine tumours and new applications under investigation in prostate cancer and lymphoma, these materials offer guidance for policymakers, decision-makers, clinicians and patient advocates on how to proactively plan for potential wider use of the therapy. This can help to ensure equitable availability and seamless care for all people with cancer who may benefit from innovative therapies such as these.

Find out more and download here: https://www.healthsystemreadiness.com/uk-readiness-assessment/

Social media assets

Please see graphics below which you are welcome to use with your posts on social media.

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Achieving system readiness for radioligand therapy in the UK

Achieving system readiness for radioligand therapy in the UK

Achieving system readiness for radioligand therapy in the UK

Achieving system readiness for radioligand therapy in the UK

Achieving system readiness for radioligand therapy in the UK

Achieving system readiness for radioligand therapy in the UK

Achieving system readiness for radioligand therapy in the UK

About

The Health Policy Partnership

The Health Policy Partnership is an independent research consultancy, working with partners across the health spectrum to drive policy and system changes that will improve people’s health.

For more information, please visit: www.healthpolicypartnership.com

 

Funding

The UK blueprint and situation analysis report are part of a project led by The Health Policy Partnership with guidance from a multi-stakeholder UK Advisory Group. The group has had full editorial control over all national-level outputs. The project is supported with funding by Advanced Accelerator Applications, a Novartis Company, with additional support from Nordic Nanovector.