13 December 2018

Cancer in Children, Teens and Young Adults - high risk patients

Medical & Surgical Review Programme: Cancer in Children, Teens and Young Adults Report
HQIP 13 December 2018
  • Cancer outcomes in children and young people have improved dramatically over the last few decades with over 80% of those diagnosed now being cured of their disease. This report deliberately focuses on a sample of patients who were a high-risk group who died or who had an unexpected admission to intensive care. 
  • One of the recommendations is that the audit and quality improvement methods, with action plans, are essential for on-going improvement but require access to data eg prescribing, which are not always available.