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Better Cancer Care: Assuring Quality Dr Aileen Keel CBE Deputy Chief Medical Officer and Chair of the Scottish Cancer Taskforce. 13 November 2009. Better Cancer Care: Assuring Quality. Launched 27 October 2008 Well received Recommendations Prevention Screening Treatment Experience
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BetterCancer Care: Assuring QualityDr Aileen Keel CBEDeputy Chief Medical Officer and Chair of the Scottish Cancer Taskforce 13 November 2009
Better Cancer Care: Assuring Quality • Launched 27 October 2008 • Well received • Recommendations • Prevention • Screening • Treatment • Experience • Quality
Better Cancer Care: Assuring QualityWhat constitutes high quality healthcare? ‘’The degree to which health services for individuals and populations increase the likelihood of desired health outcomes and are consistent with current professional knowledge’ US Institute of Medicine
Better Cancer Care: Assuring Quality • 6 Dimensions of Quality • Putting Patients at the Centre • Patient Safety • Clinical Effectiveness • Efficiency • Equitable Care • Timeliness (Access) • New Waiting Times Targets
Better Cancer Care: Assuring Quality • Chair – DCMO • Radiotherapy Group • Chemotherapy Group • Living with Cancer Group - National Quality Group
Better Cancer Care: Assuring QualityNational Cancer Quality Subgroup To clearly articulate the fundamental elements, goals and key indicators of quality cancer care across the six domains of quality: Patient Centred, Safe, Effective, Efficient, Equitable, and Timely. To develop and agree with key stakeholders a national framework that will deliver these goals across the NHS in Scotland. To ensure that the maximum use is made of the skills and resources available across NHS Scotland to deliver this programme. To monitor progress and report the progress of the National Cancer Quality Steering Group to each meeting of the Scottish Cancer Taskforce.
Better Cancer Care: Assuring QualityBaseline Survey Report (May 2009) Key Findings: • Additional regional data items collected – variation ++ • Data Quality – Limited QA • Data Analysis – Variation ++ • Data Reporting - Variation
Better Cancer Care: Assuring QualityBaseline Survey Report Key Themes: • Build on the strong clinical commitment from MCN Clinical Leads and work already done • Rationalise datasets • Consider patient experience and primary care • Report audit findings where ‘poor’ performance is identified and addressed • Establish ‘smarter’ data collection methodology
Better Cancer Care: Assuring Quality Work in Hand: • Align work programme of key organisations to deliver cancer quality programme • Agree clear governance framework to publish and act on data • Develop eCase and MDT IT to support data collection • Agree prioritised work programme • Review National Meetings timetable
Focus: Person centred Safety Clinical Effectiveness Better Cancer Care: Assuring Quality