Quality improvement for cancer multidisciplinary teams: lessons learned from the Anglian Germ Cell Cancer Collaborative Group

Shamash and colleagues describe how their supra-regional germ cell tumour multidisciplinary team achieved standardisation of treatment and improved survival. We discuss some of the insights the study provides into prioritising complex patients, streamlining processes, the use of telemedicine, and th...

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Published in:	British journal of cancer 2021-01, Vol.124 (2), p.313-314
Main Authors:	Soukup, Tayana, Sevdalis, Nick, Green, James S A, Lamb, Benjamin W
Format:	Article
Language:	eng
Subjects:	Humans Medical Oncology - methods Medical Oncology - organization & administration Medical Oncology - standards Neoplasms, Germ Cell and Embryonal Quality Assurance, Health Care - methods Quality Assurance, Health Care - organization & administration Quality Assurance, Health Care - standards Quality control Quality improvement Quality Improvement - organization & administration Quality Improvement - standards Telemedicine Tumors
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Summary:	Shamash and colleagues describe how their supra-regional germ cell tumour multidisciplinary team achieved standardisation of treatment and improved survival. We discuss some of the insights the study provides into prioritising complex patients, streamlining processes, the use of telemedicine, and the centrality of good data collection to continuous quality improvement.
ISSN:	0007-0920 1532-1827