Improved management of sick patients with newly diagnosed cancer
Saturday, 21 November 2009 21:24
Admin
The NHS Institute for Innovation and Improvement has carried out a project looking at how people who are admitted as emergencies and then turn out to have cancer are managed. This information can be used to optimise pathways of care. You can read the background to this work and the report Focus on: Sick Patients with Suspected Cancer which was published in June 2009. It provides a useful resource on which to base service improvement; an OncoAlert tool has been developed.
Last Updated on Saturday, 21 November 2009 22:59
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Models of Acute Oncology
Sunday, 11 October 2009 14:20
Admin
Dr Ernie Marshall, a medical oncologist based at Clatterbridge, works closely with Prof. Peter Clark who led development of the NCAG report. In the attached presentation kindly shared, he describes how they have set up an Acute Oncology service locally. Dr Pauline Leonard, based at the Whittington in London has also developed a local acute oncology servce and kindly supplied her updated presentation. Both of these resources will be useful for others planning to do the same in their region. UPDATE 23/12/2009: Dr Marshall has given a very useful interview to Doctors.net about Acute Oncology. Membership of Doctors.net is free to GMC registered medics and you can download the podcast here.
Last Updated on Wednesday, 23 December 2009 13:12
Committees, Quangos, and Reports
Sunday, 20 September 2009 09:32
A Dangoor
As a relatively new consultant I have found that the number of committees, quangos, reports and initiatives that exist can become a confusing mess. There are a few people who are in touch with what is going on politically, and a whole lot more who are pretty much in the dark. In this article I hope to summarise my understanding of some of the stuff you should know something about. Please contact me with corrections or updates.
Last Updated on Sunday, 15 November 2009 20:18
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ACP AGM 2009
Monday, 05 October 2009 21:42
Admin
The AGM took place at the NCRI Meeting in Birmingham today. ACP Chair Alison Jones and other committee members outlined the work of the ACP in the past year and some of the ongoing issues. Download a pdf of her presentation here. It includes information on:
- Revalidation
- Acute Oncology
- Training and manpower
- The Speciality Certificate Examination for which more question writers are required
All members should take a look.
Last Updated on Monday, 05 October 2009 21:55
Revalidation
Friday, 18 September 2009 00:00
Admin
At the last ACP Committee Meeting two members of the RCP team co-ordinating plans for revalidation came to speak to us about the proposals. Hopefully the process will be effective but also manageable. They are aware of concerns that the process could become a time-consuming paper exercise with little benefit for doctors or patients, so are making every effort to ensure that this does not happen.
Last Updated on Friday, 18 September 2009 08:46
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