1. Southern Cancer Network Work Programme Update April 2018
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Southern Cancer Network
Work Programme Update
April 2018

2. Our presentation today
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About us
What we’ve been working on
Our plan for the next two years
Who we work with
What the future looks like
Any questions?

3. About us
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We are part of the South Island Alliance and we work across all five South Island DHBs. Our work is guided by:
New Zealand Cancer Plan
South Island Health Service Plan
DHB annual plans

4. What we’ve been working on 2017-18
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Rollout of SIMMS – MDM Electronic System
Completion of FCT Service Improvement Projects
Implementation of the National Radiation Oncology Plan
Readying MOSAIQ to be the electronic patient information system for cancer care in the South Island
Highlighting inequity in cancer outcomes and opportunities for improvement

5. Our plan for 2018/19 Strengthening Systems
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Strengthening Systems
Making SIMMS more sustainable
FCT Indicator on Health Connect South
MOSAIQ for NMDHB and CDHB
Improving consistency of care
MDM model better integrated across the SI
Continuing Radiation Oncology Variation work
Equity focus
Building on the FCT Routes to Diagnosis work –– strong correlation between the level of urgency and patient outcome
Identifying opportunities to reduce inequities for high needs and high risk populations

6. Who is SCN?
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Everyone who participates in work groups and initiatives across the SI cancer sector
SCN Team
SCN Steering Group
Te Waipounamu Māori Leadership Group
South Island Cancer Consumer Group

7. Integrating a range of perspectives
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8. SI Cancer Consumer Group
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Purpose:
Provide consumer perspectives and priorities into service planning, ensure emerging initiatives have a strong consumer focus
Provide a forum to advise on cancer consumer-related issues within SI region
Build and maintain connections with local cancer and consumer networks

9. SCN Consumer Participation and Engagement
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Our consumer participation strategies include:
Committee / Advisory Group work
Focus group activity
Contribution to research and policy

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11. Health Quality & Safety Commission, 2017
Equity
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“Health inequities are avoidable inequalities in health between groups of people within countries and between countries.”
WHO, 2018
“Health equity means people receive the care they require – as distinct from health equality (where everyone receives the same)”
Health Quality & Safety Commission, 2017

12. Te Waipounamu Māori Leadership Group
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Purpose:
To reduce the incidence, impacts and inequities with respect to cancer for Māori in Te Waipounamu.
Provide leadership and advice that ensures an equity focus in all activities
Review activities for progress on the reduction of inequities
Provide links to DHB and Manawhenua Groups

13. TWMLG Activities FCT health target performance for SI Māori
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FCT health target performance for SI Māori
SI Cancer Pathway for Māori project
Engaged by a range of groups to provide advice and direction on activities
2018/2019 Work programme

14. Where this work is taking us……….
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Meeting government priorities
Addressing Inequities of outcome
Whole of Health Sector approach
Stronger engagement with Primary Care
Fostering early symptom awareness to support early detection/diagnosis and treatment
Valuing the unique contribution of nurses and nursing

15. What does the future look like?
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A South Island System of Care for patients and whānau affected by Cancer
Alignment of radiation oncology, medical oncology and haematology practice across SI
Health pathways, supported by the national tumour standards – primary, secondary, tertiary, and end of life care
Integrated electronic systems to support patient’s experience, improved health literacy, clinical decision making, multidisciplinary management and clinical audit – across the continuum

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QUESTIONS?