This section contains a wide range of tools and resources that will support your local cancer pathways improvement programme.
These resources are arranged by the categories below, or you can find specific items via the search box at the bottom of this page.
Event presentations and displays
Shared resources from other Trusts
Reference documents
Videos and webinars
Experience based design
Measurement for improvement and QI tools
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event presentations
NHS South Cancer Collaborative Newsletter - March 2018
Regional Launch Event - 24 July 2017
Masterclass One: Pathway Mapping & Flow Principles - 20 September 2017
Second Regional Event - 16 October 2017
Masterclass Two: Understanding Complex Systems and the Model for Improvement - 8 November 2017
Masterclass Three: Supporting Sustainable Change - 5 December 2017
shared resources from other trusts
MDT Coordinator Competencies - Musgrove Park Hospital, Taunton and Somerset NHS FT
Case Study - Improvements to Cancer MDT meeting in Plymouth.
Plymouth University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has made changes to a number of its cancer specialist MDTs to streamline processes and improve efficiency.
Cancer Pathway Posters:
Cancer Pathways Improvement Programme - Frimley Health NHS FT For further information please contact Gill Schram, Interim Cancer Pathway Review Manager gill.schram@fhft.nhs.uk
Reference documents
Below you will find links to a wide range of useful reference documents.
Prostate cancer timed clinical pathways. NHS England, December 2017.
Lung cancer timed clinical pathways. NHS England, December 2017.
Delivering Cancer Waiting Times - a good practice guide. NHS Improvement, July 2016.
Delivering World Class Cancer Outcomes. NHS England, December 2016.
Elective Care Model Access Policy. NHS Improvement, August 2017.
Below are four useful documents produced by NHS IMAS in 2013 on good practice principles in cancer services:
Cancer 62 day good practice clinical pathways
lST Assurance to Board Level for Cancer
A range of publications and journal articles:
Rapid Referral Guidelines. Macmillan, January 2016
Characteristics of an effective MDT. National Cancer Action Team, February 2010
MRI guidance improves the success and accuracy of prostate biopsy
Videos and Webinars
Below you will find links to a range of useful videos and webinars.
Webinar One: Pathway Mapping & Flow Principles - Wednesday 11 October 2017. Please register here to access the recording.
Webinar Two: Complex Systems and the Model for Improvement - Monday 27 November 2017. Please register here to access the recording.
Webinar Three: Cancer Performance - A COO's Perspective. Andy Hyett, Salisbury NHS FT - Friday 4 May 2018. Please register here to access the recording.
Measurement for Improvement, Mike Davidge, Director, NHS Elect:
Patient Experience. Philip Britton, Consultant Urological Surgeon and Western Sussex Hospitals NHS FT:
Experience Based Design
The Experience Based Design (EBD) approach is an exciting new way of bringing patients and staff together to share the role of improving care and re-designing services. EBD helps you to capture how patients are experiencing your services, and use that information to improve their experience.
Resources coming soon....
Measurement for improvement and QI tools
Improvement tools will assist you with your diagnostic processes, enabling you to plan effectively for services improvement.
Once underway, accurate measurement of the impact your programme is making and a clear understanding of the potential return on investment, is critical to enable you to fully realise the potential of your programme.
Staff Workload Tracker Tools - to allow staff groups such as multidisciplinary teams and co-ordinators to track their activity. They also help providers to ensure there's enough time to perform all tasks to the required standards.
Staff workload tracker tool - user guide. NHS Improvement, Elective Care, May 2017
Elective Care Workload Tool - Populated
Elective Care Workload Tool - Blank
MDT Workforce Model - Populated
Two Week Wait Capacity and Demand Tool - to help you understand your two week wait demand and estimate the capacity you may need to meet it.
Cancer First Outpatients Demand & Capacity Model – Blank
Cancer First Outpatients Demand & Capacity Model - Populated
Endoscopy Capacity and Demand Tool - to help you understand your endoscopy demand and estimate the capacity you may need to meet it.
Diagnostic Imaging Capacity and Demand Tool - to help you understand your diagnostic imaging demand and estimate the capacity you may need to meet it.
Diagnostic Imaging Model – Blank
Diagnostic Imaging Model – Populated
Inpatient/Day Case Capacity and Demand Tool - to help you understand your inpatient demand and estimate the capacity you may need to meet it.