1. Stratified Breast Pathways
Catherine Neck
Macmillan Cancer Rehabilitation/ Recovery Package Project Lead
27th January 2017

3. Recovery Package & Stratified Pathway Recommendations:
‘Cancer Taskforce is working with Macmillan to roll out the ‘Recovery Package’… a set of actions that ensure the individual needs of all people going through cancer treatment are met by tailored support and services’
‘We know that risk stratified pathways for breast cancer patients can not only improve care for patients after treatment, but create more efficient pathways that can reduce unnecessary hospital appointments’

4. By March 2017, NHS England, through Cancer Alliances, will drive the spread of risk-stratified pathways, including supported self-management, for breast cancer, including assessing the role of commissioning incentives to encourage implementation
In subsequent years we will focus energy of rolling out this approach to other cancer sites

5. SWAG Cancer Alliance Living With & Beyond Cancer (LWBC) working group
Aiming to deliver Taskforce recommendations on a local level
Sub-groups focussing on content and quality of Recovery Package delivery across Alliance (HNA, TS and H&WB events)
Stratified Pathway review – aim to standardise approaches to follow-up across the Alliance

6. Review of Current Pathways
Call for examples of current pathways including evidence of any stratification across both SWAG and Peninsula Cancer Alliances
Trusts at different stages but breast further ahead of other cancer sites
Examples where teams have fully stratified breast pathways
Others moving toward this

7. All patients stratified to self-management as default

12. Future:
Can we agree to an Alliance-wide approach to stratification in breast cancer?
What steps are needed?
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