A paid patient navigator for every new cancer diagnosis, reimbursed as a service

Patient navigation programmes improve time to treatment and completion, particularly for disadvantaged groups, and randomised evidence exists. In the US, Medicare began paying for principal illness navigation services in 2024, creating a reimbursement route. Elsewhere navigation depends on charity funding. The proposal is to make navigation a reimbursed service from diagnosis to end of treatment, with standard training, caseloads, and outcome reporting.