ACE 30 May 2018
- Wave 2 of the ACE programme focuses on the potential for Multidisciplinary Diagnostic Centre (MDC) based pathways to support earlier and faster detection of cancers amongst patients with non-specific symptoms, who do not meet current thresholds for urgent referral. MDCs provide rapid access to a range of diagnostic tests, ideally in one location and conducted on one visit when possible, with a number of specialists working together to speed up diagnosis for the patient
- Eight MDC sites were established, based in Airedale, Greater Manchester (2), Leeds, London (3) and Oxford. As of 30th November 2017, 1,034 patients had been referred into the MDC sites.
- This report provides an interim analysis of activity, outlines the current limitations of the data and planned approaches to improve its quality and robustness and information relating to practical learning from the projects. A full evaluation of MDC approaches will be produced at the end of 2018.
- The Resource pack - Emerging multidisciplinary diagnostic centre (MDC) models and design principles - presents the key design principles of a MDC pathway.
