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Acute Oncology Service (AOS) Monday – Friday 8am – 4pm Bleep: 946 T: 020 8401 3000 x5726 F: 020 8401 3513 Dr Nicola Beech Dr Jillian Noble Dr Susannah Stanway Miss Robyn Jenkins Advanced Nurse Practitioner (AOS Lead) Consultant Oncologist AOS Administrator
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Who and how to refer Any patient with known diagnosis of cancer, presenting with a complication from their disease or treatment Any patient with suspected diagnosis of cancer. Referral pathway: Bleep 946 Ext 5726
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2013JANFEBMARAPRMAYJUNJULYAUGSEPOCTNOVDECTOTALS Number of referrals 464567645738534866334166624 Known primary site263444434028252834282243395 Suspected20112321171028203251923229 Known Cancer Centre 263336 3220212430241741340 RMH232732262819 202861433275 OTHER3641041242183865 AOS referrals
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GP referrals 61 GP practices 6786 urgent referrals suspected cancer (2012/ 2013) Conversion rate 9.82 (4 th highest LCA) 1678 new cancer registrations (2011)
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ULCN (unexpected likely cancer notification) NCIN report (2010) ¼ patients in England are first diagnosed following an emergency presentation – Over 70’s 1 in 3 particularly brain(70%), pancreas(55%) and liver(52%) – Poor 1 year survival rates Improving early cancer diagnosis is a key aim of the national cancer strategy (2011)
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MUO CNS To provide support and information to patient To improve coordination of diagnostic pathway To speed time to diagnosis Source expertise for GPs and colleagues
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Future developments Ambulatory care facility to avoid admission Outpatient clinic Trust wide dissemination protocols and pathways Trust wide education programme Acknowledgements: Macmillan for funding MUO/ CUP CNS
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