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Cancer Care Reviews Dr Annetta Monaco Macmillan GP Surrey Downs CCG Annie Twidell, Macmillan Primary Care Nurse Facilitator, Surrey Downs CCG Macmillan Cancer Course For Practice Nurses. June 2016 The following acknowledgments need to be made with regard to this presentation. • Dr Annetta Monaco, Macmillan GP Surrey Downs CCG • Annie Twidell, Macmillan Primary Care Nurse Facilitator, Surrey Downs CCG • Macmillan Cancer Support • Dr. Karen Jones and Dr. Martin Brunet who designed their own CCR template. • [Slide 5] Macmillan extracted from a presentation on the Recovery Package at Surrey Downs CCG Living with and beyond cancer educational event (Nov 2015) by Dr. Natalie Doyle, Nurse Consultant - Living With & Beyond Cancer, The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust • [Slide 14] HNA University of Surrey extracted from a presentation by Jackie McBride, Teaching fellow, UNIS : ‘holistic assessment of the cancer patient’ on the Practice nurse course 2015 Cancer is Changing •More people Living with and beyond cancer •People living with the consequences of the disease and its treatment The Recovery Package Why is it not being implemented ? The what? Don’t have the time… Don’t have the resources… Not convinced of the value of it… Don’t have the support… Cancer survivors often have on-going needs following active treatment and need greater access to health care services (Armes et al, 2009) In a 12 month period: Figure 4 from Macmillan outlines the proportion and number of people with cancer living with other long-term health conditions. This further supports the notion of cancer as a long term condition Why was it developed? •Forms a key part of the Recovery Package and is integral to enabling people affected by cancer to engage in supported self management. • ‘Achieving World-Class Cancer Outcomes A Strategy For England 2015 - 2020’ publication that recommends the introduction of the following metric. •‘A cancer care review to discuss on going needs and completed by the patient’s GP or practice nurse’ So Who is a Cancer Care Review is useful for ? • • • • People affected by cancer and their carers GPs and Primary Care Professionals Secondary Care Professionals Local service providers So What is a Cancer Care Review? •Discussion about patients cancer journey •Can be with GP or Practice Nurse •Initial discussions - open up about their experience, gain reassurance, information and support in their local area, supported self-management as part of the Recovery Package. • Done alone or accompanied by their carer i.e. a relative or friend who is looking after/supporting them. With permission from the patient So when and how is a CCR used? •Designed to be delivered by the GP practice within six months of a cancer diagnosis •The discussion is tailored to support the persons need and can include themes such as, information, treatment, consequences of treatment and actions Cancer Care Review discussion points: Discussion of Diagnosis Open questions about the cancer journey Needs assessment The patient may have received an initial Holistic Needs Assessment and Care Plan from secondary care but further assessment of need is essential Information needs Treatment A Treatment Summary may have been received from secondary care: This can aid the completion of the Treatment section of the Cancer Care Review HNA Components Physical Psychological Social Background Information Spiritual So what is a Treatment Summary? •A Treatment Summary is an essential component of the Recovery Package and a tool that supports effective patient centred care. This may be a letter, a template, or a print out from an electronic system •The Treatment Summary should detail all aspects of treatment that are important to note in patient consultation e.g. Diagnosis Staging Treatment aim Possible toxicities and/or late effects Recommended GP actions Safety netting If you haven’t received a Treatment Summary from secondary care It is worth contacting the secondary care unit that provided treatment to understand the treatment that has been administered It is worth checking with the patient if they remember having a Treatment Summary QOF INDICATOR CANCER 3 Examples of Read-Coded templates that Macmillan Cancer Support has developed together with IT Providers to support implementation of the above QOF indicator. These templates encourage good clinical practice as well as providing triggers that will support implementing of national strategy and policy, e.g. National Cancer Survivorship Initiative, Information Prescriptions and Pathways and exemption from prescription charges for cancer patients and those with late effects of cancer treatment. Examples of these triggers include: A. Discussion of post-treatment GP assessment and care planning B. Raising awareness of the financial impact of cancer, including patient awareness of prescription exemptions C. Recording treatment given so that patients with possible late effects can be identified and made aware of prescription charges exemptions D. Discussion of information needs in primary care D A B C One example of an EMIS CCR template developed by Dr. Martin Brunet and Dr. Karen Jones, G.P’s Binscombe Medical Centre Karen also Macmillan G.P , Guildford and Waverley CCG Ten top tips for conducting a CCR 1.Ensure a flexible patient centred approach 2.Allow adequate time for a face-to-face consultation 3.Invite patients to bring others including carers, family and friends 4.Help patients prepare 5. Let patients tell their story / Ask open-ended questions / Provide reassurance Ten top tips for conducting a CCR 6. Use as an opportunity for health promotion 7.Deliver tailored information and signpost to find out more 8.Offer on going support 9. Complete an electronic version of the Cancer CCR 10.Capture and share with patient, carer and the cancer care team • Worry, fear or anxiety (breast, ovarian, head & neck, endometrial, melanoma) • Tired/exhausted or fatigued (breast, kidney, non-hodgkin lymphoma, ovarian, head & neck) • Sleep problems/nightmares (breast, head & neck, lung, melanoma, ovarian • Pain (breast, ovarian, head & neck, kidney, melanoma What next? Secondary care follow up ? Investigations ? Other clinical input? Cancer screening? Unplanned admissions? Understanding the symptoms of recurrence Consequences of Treatment Possible actions ? •How and where to get more information •Resources •Referral/Signposting •Contact details •When will the next Cancer Care Review/appointment be •It is important to be clear on what the patient will action and what the GP or PN will action. Summary Care Record Any information that is recorded from a Cancer Care Review could be usefully used to enrich the patients Summary Care Record. It is worth checking if the patient has given permission for their Cancer Care Review information to be included Any questions ?