Dr Anthony Cunliffe
Anthony is part of Macmillan’s Centre of Clinical Expertise team, focusing on general practice and end of life care.
About Anthony
Job title
National Lead Medical Adviser
Address
Macmillan Cancer Support
Specialism
General practice
Anthony's background
Anthony Cunliffe has been a GP for 17 years and practises part time in South London. He started working for Macmillan Cancer Support in 2012 as a Macmillan GP Facilitator. He subsequently became a GP Advisor and is now the National Lead Medical Adviser and the Clinical Adviser for London.
Anthony is also the joint clinical director for the South East London Cancer Alliance. Anthony has experience of working throughout the cancer pathway having been National Prevention and Diagnosis lead at Macmillan and a GPSI in End of Life Care but his passion is to ensure all people living with cancer receive good quality personalised care.
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Read Anthony's latest blogs
Analysis from the BBC revealed that nearly every hospital trust in England is missing key NHS cancer waiting time targets, but “There is hope. We can build an equitable cancer system”
Dr Anthony Cunliffe discusses screening for cancer as one of the most important ways in which cancer can be diagnosed at an early stage when there are more options for curative treatment.
Dr Anthony Cunliffe discusses the challenges around early diagnosis of cancer and the essential role primary care givers play in ensuring people are diagnosed with cancer as early as possible.
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