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15th March 2018 Overview of services at North West Cancer Centre, Altnagelvin Hospital

North West Cancer Centre Vision

To provide innovative, holistic and compassionate Cancer Care for the North West of Ireland. Radiotherapy Service Mission To deliver safe, high quality care to our patients at the right time, in the right place within a culture of continuous improvement.

Strategic Context

 Increase treatment capacity to meet future service demands (50%

• f patients should receive radiotherapy at some time during their

cancer illness).

 Advanced state of the art treatment machines and imaging

technology

 Improve access/travelling time for patients from the north west  Facilitate Cross Border co-operation with ROI  Improve Patient Pathways  Provide Linkage to Regional Centers in Belfast and Dublin/Galway  The Northwest area has one of the highest incidences and

mortality rates for cancer in Ireland

Tumour Sites to be treated at NWCC- approx 90%of patients

 Breast  Lung  GI upper and lower  Urology (prostate, bladder, kidney)  Head and Neck  Skin  Haematological malignancies

NWCC Service Delivery

 Local cancer services, surgery, medicine, chemotherapy,

radiotherapy and specialist palliative care

 Cancer services facilities are now all situated in a purpose built

facility within the North West Cancer Centre with an extensive

• n-site multi-disciplinary cancer team to manage patients closer

to home.

 Inpatient ward combined haematology and oncology with

capacity for 27 beds operational 7 days a week 24 hours a day.

 Chemotherapy suite with 25 chairs and 5 single treatment rooms

• perational Monday to Friday.

 Outpatient clinic facility with 16 consultation rooms

• perational Monday to Friday 0800 – 1700

Catchment Population: approximately 500k

3 Linear Accelerators CT Simulator Superficial Treatment Unit Diagnostic CT MRI Digital X-Ray Mould Room and Patient Treatment Devices General Equipment

Equipment

Progress to date

 Since opening in November 2017, over 600 patients have

been treated at the centre, across a range of tumor sites

 Majority of patients are treated as outpatients  Multi-disciplinary approach to delivery of care with both X-

rays and MRIs in treatment planning

 Lung cancer patients are treated with 4D cone beam CT

which ensures targeted therapy

 Cancer Centre has the most advanced immobilization

equipment which enables delivery of the high precision radiotherapy required

Progress to date

• The percentage of patients who receive the most advanced

forms of radiotherapy IMRT is higher than targets set in previous years by the NHS

• All patients have daily IGRT (image guided radiotherapy)

which ensures the accuracy of treatment

• The Centre delivers advanced chemotherapy techniques, it

provides day care treatment for oncology and haematology patients

Cancer Access Tragets

• 260 Patients seen
• 100% compliance achieved for WHSCT

patients

14 Day Breast Target

• 128 Patients commenced treatment
• 100% compliance against 98% target

31 Day Target

• 68.0 Patients commenced treatment
• 92% compliance against 95% target

62 Day Target

Patient Information and Health & Well-Being

• Onsite information hub within the NWCC provides high

quality and support free of charge for people affected by

• cancer. The information hub provides booklets and leaflets
• n all aspects of cancer, as well as information on local

and regional services.  Macmillan Health and Well-Being Campus recently

• pened. The campus will provide a range of services

coordinated around the needs of patients and their

• families. These will include information library facilities, wig

fitting services, complementary therapies, counselling etc.