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The new "Acute oncology on the acute medical unit" toolkit has been produced by the RCP. Author Dr Ernie Marshall, is a consultant medical oncologist at the Clatterbridge Centre for Oncology. Download no longer available. The toolkit includes: a quick guide to common oncology emergencies key stages of patient management in the first four and 24 hours how to avoid the a...Posted on
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Dr Richard Osborne, Lead Clinician on the NICE Guidelines for CUP, is looking to compile a list of Acute Oncology practitioners (Consultants and nurses with an AO responsibility) in the UK with a view to organising an online forum. Acute Oncologists and specialist nurses responsible for AO services are invited to send their details to this NHS account - richard.osborne...Posted on
Emergency admissions for patients with cancer remain problematic despite the development of acute oncology. There is more that could be done to improve their care and subsequent experiences and outcomes. A joint RCP/RCR working party was established in 2010 to review the experiences of patients with cancer who become acutely unwell and need urgent help and advice; to identify the obstacle...Posted on
Check out this interesting article in The Guardian, discussing the issues facing patients after treatment for cancer.Posted on
Without much fanfare this new publication from the DoH spells out the strategy for improving cancer outcomes in the NHS. Also watch this excellent video interview with Mike Richards and RCP Chairman Clare Gerada, hosted by Doctors.net, discussing some of the issues.Posted on
Prompted by the findings of NCEPOD reports into deaths within 30 days of systemic anticancer treatment, and also deaths within 96 hours of admission to hospital, a joint RCP/RCR working group is now developing a framework that would enable timely and appropriate decision making for patients with cancer who present to emergency care services. This work will support the development of acute oncology...
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Despite previous assurances that there would be no further top-down reorganisation of the NHS after the election that is exactly what has been proposed by Health Secretary Andrew Lansley; read the House of Commons statement and responses here. This is likely to have significant implications for secondary health providers such as oncologists, raises the possibility of increased competition from pri...
Acute Oncology Annual Update Posted on
This meeting organised by Peter Selby took place in Leeds on the 23rd March 2010. It was kindly supported by Amgen and Sanofi-Aventis. The focus was on the development of Acute Oncology services in response to the NCEPOD and NCAG reports. Other areas covered included the management of carcinoma of unknown primary; this dovetails with acute oncology services and will be addressed in upcoming NICE g...Posted on
The final version of the National Chemotherapy Advisory Group (NCAG), "Chemotherapy Services in England: Ensuring quality and safety" has been published . The group is co-chaired by ex-ACP Chair Peter Clark. The recommendations of the report will be a challenge for oncology services around the country. The NCEPOD report (no longer available) on deaths of patients within 30 days of chemot...