Primary prevention:

Promote cancer prevention messages

Treatment:

Grampians residents with cancer have timely access to optimal treatment

Screening and early detection Grampians residents know their risk of

cancer and have cancers detected earlier

Wellbeing and support:

Grampians residents with cancer and their families live well

Vision: Improving patient experiences and outcomes by connecting cancer care and driving best practice

Mission: GICS will achieve this by: Understanding the needs of people affected by

cancer; Building and supporting collaboration between

health professionals, health services and consumers;

Driving quality improvement in cancer care Supporting the development of cancer workforce Facilitating system-wide engagement in cancer

research

Our Team Values

Aim to Achieve Act with Professionalism

Practice Respect and Trust

Accountability

This plan will be accompanied by a detailed work plan and

reported quarterly to the Funder and member organisations

Research:

Grampians Region has a strong and integrated research system

Victorian Cancer Plan Ac on Areas Ac vi es

1. Reduce risk factors related to lifestyle and environmental hazards

Promote cancer preven on messages

2. Increase early detec on of cancers through improved health literacy and enhanced primary care capacity to support early diagnosis

Further develop rela onships with the primary care sector Collaborate with skin cancer early detec on services in the Wimmera Southern Mallee Promote podcasts for people living with cancer Support colonoscopy access projects at BHS

3. Treatment Consistency in the quality of treatment

Ensure regional representa on at Tumour Summits Promote and implement recommenda ons of the tumour summits across the region—Implement op mal care pathways for colorectal, lung, prostate, OG, pancrea c and head and neck cancers Con nue partnership work with PHN in OCP implementa on Promote and use the Victorian Cancer Performance Monitoring Framework (VCPMF) in meaningful ways for health services and health professionals Par cipate in the Statewide Cancer Service Performance Indicator audit

Improve pa ent experience of treatment and care Complete the transi on of Ballarat based MDM administra on to health service Implement the new MDM so ware (QOOL—VIC) into regional services Expand the My Cancer Care Record pilot in collabora on with NEMICS Complete repor ng for the telehealth survivorship project in collabora on with CCV Encourage Grampians accommoda on providers to par cipate in the MediStayz website Undertake cancer pa ent experience surveys across the Grampians Deliver a regional cancer educa on program for nursing and allied health staff

Op mise infrastructure, analy cs and service system redesign

Collaborate with other ICS in Statewide cancer improvement ac vi es Support networking and engagement opportuni es for healthcare professionals working in public and private cancer services Support health services and clinicians in the analysis of cancer related data Support the take up of cancer registry involvement by clinicians and health services

4. Wellbeing and Support Strengthen suppor ve care and self management

Maintain partnerships with the Cancer Council Implement the Community Ambassador Program Role out exercise medicine programs across the region Review Grampians online cancer services directory Build and refresh suppor ve care skills and competency in suppor ve care approaches

Support cancer survivors to recover and thrive Support regional planning and coordina on of survivorship consumer educa on programs

Maintain quality of life through pallia ve care and end of life care

Increase the number of people with metasta c/progressing cancer to receive an appropriate and mely referral to Pallia ve Care

5. Research Improve access to clinical trials Encourage discussion of clinical trial opportuni es

Accelerate transla on of cancer research into improved preven on efforts and clinical outcomes

Support and coordinate health services to apply for grants funding rela ng to cancer care Successfully deliver the 2019 VICS Conference Par cipate in the Cancer and Ageing Research Group and associated improvement ac vi es at Wimmera Health Care Group