NCEPOD - Systemic Anti-Cancer Therapy: For better for worse? Report (2008)

Systemic Anti-Cancer Therapy: For better, for worse? (2008)

This NCEPOD report highlights the process of care of patients who died within 30 days of receiving systemic anti-cancer therapy (SACT). It takes a critical look at areas where the care of patients might have been improved. Remediable factors have been identified in the clinical and the organisational care of these patients.

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Afternoon speakers at the report launch were: Prof Mike Richards, National Clinicial Director for Cancer Dr Jane Barrett & Dr Alison Jones, Joint Collegiate Council for Oncology Prof Derek Bell, The Society of Acute Medicine Dr Teresa Tate, Marie Curie Cancer Care
Report Podcast - audio file BMJ interview with Dr Diana Mort, NCEPOD Clinical Co-ordinator discussing the findings made in the report.
Study Questionnaires (4 Qs.) Below are a list of questionnaires used in the study available for download. Click each to download as a pdf file. Treatment Questionnaire FollowUp & Admitting Questionnaire Organisational Questionnaire Assessment Form Assessment Form - Insert 2 Assessment Form - Insert 3

Systemic Anti-Cancer Therapy: For better, for worse? (2008)

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Executive Summary

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Self Assessment Checklist