Cancer Performance

The Trust provides cancer services for all of the ‘main’ cancer tumour groups across each of our hospitals. This includes palliative care services.

Each tumour group has an established multi-disciplinary team (MDT), comprising doctors, specialist nurses and other health professionals from different health disciplines, which meets weekly and has a lead clinician.

The Trust has a Lead Cancer and Palliative Care Team and a team of MDT co-ordinators (cancer and palliative care) who support the MDTs and the cancer agenda. The Trust’s lead cancer clinician is the Deputy Medical Director who chairs the bi-monthly Pennine Acute Cancer Committee.

The Trust’s cancer agenda is derived from the National Cancer Reform Strategy (December 2008) and all action plans and developments are based on the directives in this national strategy. Cancer Waiting Times are monitored monthly and reported to the Trust Board.

Over the past year, the Trust has been heavily involved in supporting and leading local/national cancer awareness campaigns. This has included promoting and being involved in public campaigns highlighting Ovarian and Cervical Cancers, Lung Cancer, Mouth Cancer and Breast Cancer awareness. This included publicity and information events for staff and the public.

Performance Data - 2014-2015 

Target	Operational Standard	Total	Non-Breach	Breach	% Achieved
Two Week Wait
Suspected Cancer	93%	17737	16903	834	95.3%
Breast Symptomatic	93%	2608	2447	161	93.8%
31 Days
First Treatment	96%	1933	1930	3	99.8%
Subsequent Treatment	-	571	571	0	100.0%
Subsequent Treatment - Drugs	98%	229	229	0	100.0%
Subsequent Treatment - Surgery	94%	237	237	0	100.0%
62 Days
GP Referred	85%	1351	1154.5	196.5	85.5%
National Screening	90%	61.5	58	3.5	94.3%
Consultant Upgrades	-	289.5	256	33.5	88.4%

 

Cancer Newsletter

For the latest news and information on cancer services and performance at the Trust, have a look at our cancer newsletters below.