Plan | Tumour
Type | Capital
'000 | Revenue
'000 | Measurable Benefit/
Expected outcome | Target
dates | Responsible
Lead |
North of Scotland |
Grampian | 2 x Pharmacists, MTO2 Technician | All | | 42 | Increased staffing to improve safety standards | Appointments by Oct 02 | Mr B Jappy |
Grampian | Role extension of Biomedical Scientists in Pathology | All | | 23 | Early diagnosis and treatment of patients; reduce waiting times by addressing bottlenecks in diagnosis. | Oct 02 | Dr M McKean |
Grampian | Recruitment of Admin staff for Pathology | All | | 6 | Contribute to robust service for diagnosis and treatment of patients with cancer. | Oct 02 | Dr M McKean |
Grampian | Radiographer, Radiotherapy Assistants, training | All | | 37 | Develop skill mix to support clinical practice and maintain waiting times. Support development of essential services e.g. Electronic Portal Imaging, Conformal Therapy, and Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy. | Oct 02 | Mrs L Forsyth |
Grampian | Nurse Education | Breast | | 10 | Develop a nurse led service for the management of common problems; ensure the provision of high quality patient care | Oct 02 - Sept 03 | Mrs U Lyon |
Grampian | Investment in clinical audit - equipment and IT | Multi-Tumour | | 6 | Enhancment of QA Meet CSBS standards | From Oct 02 | Jane Kane |
Grampian | Electronic Patient Record
- Training | Lung (initially) | 35 | 13 | Improve clinical decision-making, communication and audit data collection. Piloted in Lung before roll-out to all cancers. | From Oct 02 | ALCG |
Grampian | Nurse Staffing | Various | | 20 | Development of the skills and knowledge of nurses involved in the delivery of cancer care, in primary and secondary care. | Mar 02 | Lynn Adams |
Grampian | Breast Intervention Chair | Breast | | 4 | Improved facilities for patients undergoing interventional breast procedures. | Oct 02 | Dr H Deans |
Grampian | Service contracts to support capital investment | Various | | 4 | Service Contracts for to support the major capital investment | From Mar 03 | GUHT |
Grampian | GP Education and Training | All | | 40 | To release and train Primary Care staff to implement redesign solutions | Immediate | Dr P Kiehlmann |
Grampian | 2 x 0.5wte Medical Secretary | Lung Colorectal | | 7 | To support the co-ordination of multi-disciplinary assessment | From Oct 02 | Dr M Nicholson and Mr T O'Kelly |
Grampian | Additional Technical post (Electronics) | Various | | 11 | Ensure safe and timeous services through LINAC maintenance. | From Oct 02 | Graeme Robertson |
Grampian | Upgrade of Pharmacy Clean rooms | Various | 90 | 4 | Improved Pharmacy facilities to enhance the safe delivery of treatment | From Oct 02 | Brian Jappy |
Grampian | Radial Scanning Endoscope | Upper GI | 35 | 3 | Improve the efficiency of the existing sessions, and reduce waiting times | From Oct 02 | David Tosh |
Orkney | Cancer Registry for Orkney
- Register Co-ordinator, Admin Support, IT Supplies | Various | | 35 | Develop an electronic patient management system to record prospective data. Meet CSBS standards Improve the integration of cancer and palliative care services utilising IT links | 2002/03 | Kathleen Bree |
Shetland | Bereavement training for hospital and community staff | Various | | 28 | Increased skills among generic staff. Improved support in crisis/ bereavement to patients & carers/relatives and other staff | Participation in year (7 staff in 2002/03, 6 staff in 2003/04) | NHS Shetland |
W Isles | IT based links with mainland to support development of MCNs | All | | 6 | Compliance with CSBS standards | By December 02 | Dr I Clark |
W Isles | Communication training packages for professionals working with cancer patients | All | | 15 | Compliance with CSBS standards | By December 02 | Dr I Clark |
W Isles | Training packages for clinical pharmacists and technicians in oncology and cancer care | All | | 10 | Compliance with CSBS standards | By December 02 | Ms D Tiernan |
W Isles | Link' nurse training for ward nurses | All | | 5 | Improved standards of care | By December 02 | Ms J Adams |
W Isles | Patient Care co-ordinator | All | | 15 | Promotion of integrated patient's journey in line with National Plan | By October 02 | LHCC |
South East Scotland |
Borders | Nurse specialist | Colorectal | | 25 | Improve quality of care through multi-disciplinary working, improved communication and integration of service. | Recruit by August 2002 | Elaine Peace |
Borders | Cancer education (staff) | | 43 | | Improved levels of education and support provided to clinicians / staff leading to improved quality of patient care. | Completed by March 2003 | Elaine Peace |
Borders | Disability equipment store | | 5 | | Provision of equipment more appropriate to patients needs. | November 2002 - monitoring of use of present equipment. March 2003 - trial of equipment complete. | S Cavers |
Fife | Nnurse specialist | Colorectal | | 38 | Improve quality of care through seamless and co-ordinated approach | Summer 2002 | Clive Preston |
Fife | Nurse specialist | Head & Neck | | 38 | Enhanced clinical networking and co-ordination of clinical support services. | Summer 2002 | John Wilson |
Dumfries & Galloway | Video bronchoscopy | Lung | 92 | | Earlier detection through improved techniques. | Install by Winter 2002 | Paul Rafferty |
Dumfries & Galloway | Pharmacy technician and assistant technical officer | | 10 | Ensures safe delivery of clinically effective chemotherapy services and equity of access | Recruit by November 2002, further appointments February 2003 | Michael Pratt |
Dumfries & Galloway | Development of district nurses - link nurses | | | 30 | Improved quality of care through support to patients and carers. Training to improve skills and enhance communication. Improved prevention and early detection through more proactive approach. | June 2002 - Identify needs, design training. September - November 2002 - Deliver training. | Margo Christie |
Lothian | Clinical nurse specialists | Lung, colorectal, GU, Haematology and Upper GI | 10 | 185 | Improved quality of care through support for patients before and during treatment. Symptom management and facilitating transition to palliative care. | Recruit by March 2003 | Elizabeth Preston |
Lothian | Nurse specialist | Head & neck | 5 | 35 | Improved quality of care through support for patients before and during treatment. Symptom management and facilitating transition to palliative care. | Recruit by March 2003 | Elizabeth Preston |
South East Region | Endoscopy ultrasound and laparoscopic ultrasound equipment | Upper GI Lung | 188 | | Rapid staging / assessment of patients for treatment. Improved outcomes in terms of quality of life, appropriate interventions etc. | Equipment by September 2002 Review progress January 2003 | Ian Penman |
South East Region | Radiographer specialist | Breast | 30 | | Reduce waiting times and ensure equity of access | Recruit by July 2002, Evaluate March 2003 - | Lesley Jean Rugg |
West of Scotland |
Ayrshire & Arran | Imaging Support | | | 40 | More rapid diagnosis | Summer 2002 | Dr M McMillan |
Glasgow | Endoscopic ultrasound | Upper GI | 40 | | Improve diagnostic accuracy; improve selection for upper GI surgery | Service 2002 summer | J Grant |
WoSCAN | Photodynamic Therapy recurrent consumables | Oesophageal | | 79 | Improve equity of access; provide alterntive to surgery | Start 02/03 | J. Grant |
WoSCAN | Additional admin support and IT for BOC Consultants | Mixed | | 80 | Improve communication; meet CSBS standards | Start 02/03 | Isobel Neil |
WoSCAN | 2 Junior doctor posts | Paeds | | 62 | Improve quality of care to accredited standard | Summer 2002 | Morgan Jamieson and Dr B Gibson |
Sub-Totals | 573 | 966 | |
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STAFF AND TECHNOLOGY TOTAL | | 1,539 | | | |