The Lancashire and South Cumbria Cancer Network

Dr Russell Thorpe PCCL

Dr David Elliott PCCL

• Reducing the risk of cancer• Detecting cancer earlier• I mproving cancer services in the

community• Faster access to treatment• I nvestment in staff and equipment• Redesigning services• Ending the postcode lottery• Living with cancer• Looking to the f uture

National Cancer Plan

Cancer Plan Waiting Time Milestones

• Maximum one month wait from diagnosis to treatment for all cancers by 2005

• Maximum two month wait from urgent GP referral to

treatment for breast cancer by 2002

• Maximum two month wait from urgent GP referral to

treatment for all cancers by 2005

Goal: By 2008 no patient should wait longer than one

month from urgent GP referral to treatment for all

cancers

( unless clinical reason / personal choice )

The 34 Cancer Networks of England

Eastern Region

Mid Anglia

Mount Vernon

Norfolk & Waveney

South Essex

West AngliaLondon Region

North East London

North London

South East London

South West London

West London

North West Region

Great Manchester & Cheshire

Lancashire & South Cumbria

Merseyside & Cheshire

Northern & Yorkshire Region

Teesside, South Durham and N Yorkshire

East Riding

Northern

Yorkshire

South East Region

Central South Coast

Four Counties

Kent

Surry, W Sussex & Hampshire

Sussex

South West Region

Three Counties

Avon, Somerset & Wiltshire

Devon & Cornwall

Dorset

Trent Region

Derby/ Buxton

Leicestershire

Mid Trent

North TrentWest Midlands Region

Black Country

Arden

North West Midlands

Pan-Birmingham

Lancashire and South CumbriaCancer Network

Network Strategic Board

Network Site Specifi c Groups Network Sub Groups

Cancer Unit MDTs

Cancer Unit Lead Clinicians

Local Cancer I mplementation Group

Cancer Unit Management Team

Network Management Team

Primary Care Organisations

Can Commissioning Advisory Group

Corporate Commissioning

Current Issues for the Cancer Network

• Developing Cancer services to meet the various “Improving Outcomes Guidance” (IOG)

• Peer Review

• Improve the uptake of chemotherapy drugs approved by NICE

Actions for the PCT to maximise the effectiveness of the Cancer

Network• Attend the Network Strategic Board

Meetings.

• Along with the other PCTs in the Network develop an agreed, clear & focused vision of the future development of cancer services that will deliver the targets in the National Cancer Plan and the IOG’s.

PCCL’s prior to the PCT reorganisation

• Fylde Dr R Thorpe

• Wyre Tracy Riddick then vacant

• Blackpool Dr S Shearer

• Morecambe Bay Dr D Elliot, Dr Mike Warren, Dr J O’Donovan

PCCL’s post PCT reorganisation

• North Lancs PCT

Dr R Thorpe, Dr D Elliott (cross border activity)

• Blackpool Dr S Shearer

Meetings attended by Dr Elliott

Cancer LIGCancer LIGPalliative Care LIGPalliative Care LIG

Network Site Specific Group for Network Site Specific Group for

Lung CancerLung Cancer

Primary Care Primary Care

and Prevention and Prevention

Network Site Network Site

Specific GroupSpecific Group

Morecambe Bay Hospitals Morecambe Bay Hospitals

Lung cancer GroupLung cancer Group

Network Cancer Network Cancer

Research Research

Macmillan GP Macmillan GP

Facilitator Facilitator

Steering GroupSteering Group

Macmillan Primary Care Leads National ConferenceMacmillan Primary Care Leads National Conference

Feedback to Primary Care

Trust Number of 2WW referrals

Number of 2WW

referrals treated for

cancer

% 2WW referrals

treated for cancer

Number of patients

treated for cancer

(regardless of referral

route)

% patients treated for

cancer who were 2WW referrals

University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay 1234 166.5 13.5 363 44

Blackpool, Fylde & Wyre Hospitals 1345 160 11.9 340 43

Lancashire Teaching Hospitals 1419 189 13.3 559 39East Lancashire Hospitals 1276 141 11.1 304 42

2 WR Referrals for Q3 20062 WR Referrals for Q3 2006

Audit of Lancashire and Morecambe Bay Hospitals

revealed 150 patients died in hospital as a result of “cancer

National Tariff 2007/2008for non elective in patient care

coded “other admission related to neoplasm” (HRG S29)

£3,029£3,029

£454,350£454,350

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