Treatment and care

The treatment and care workstream is aiming to facilitate a model of working across Lancashire & South Cumbria cancer services which supports compliance with national guidance for;

  • Oncology services
  • Urology surgical services
  • Cancer MDTs
  • Molecular testing in breast and ovarian cancer
  • Oncology e prescribing

Projects

Oncology project

Project leads: Gerry Skailes Marion Hopwood

  • Consistent organisation and delivery of Oncology services determined through a Service Level Agreement
  • Operational Model for MDT working which supports patient management and efficiently utilises the oncology workforce
  • An agreed radiotherapy service model which reflects and complies with national guidance

Urology surgical single site project

Project Lead: Dr Damian Riley

  • Deliver against a five year roadmap agreed with specialised commissioning to Identify and plan the transfer of services to a single site for urological cancer surgery surgical site
  • Lancashire & South Cumbria MDT Plan including; protocolised treatment pathways, agreed MDT Membership and regular audit of patients who have died within 30 days of active treatment

MDT project

Project Lead: TBC

Agreed MDT Plan which reflects the recommendations within the independent taskforce report and includes

  • Protocolised treatment pathways
  • Agreed MDT Membership
  • Regular audit of patients who have died within 30 days of active treatment

MDT project

Project Lead Vicki Wagstaff

Access to molecular testing in line with NICE guidance and independent taskforce recommendation for

  • Lynch Syndrome Testing
  • BRCA 1/2 in Ovarian Cancer
  • BRCA 1/2 in Breast Cancer

E-prescribing project

Project Lead: Juliette Brookfield

  • Consistent approach to E-Prescribing across the Alliance footprint. Supported by an agreed model for commissioning


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