A service improvement project exploring the extent of need for allied health care professionals within neuro-oncology in Velindre Cancer Centre.

摘要

Given the highly complex and holistic needs of neuro-oncology patients, gold standard guidelines recommend that support is best served by a coordinated multi-disciplinary team (MDT) to provide seamless care from diagnosis to end of life (NICE 2018). Allied Healthcare Professionals (AHPs) including occupational therapy (OT), physiotherapy (PT), speech and language therapy (SLT) and dietitians (DT) are recognised as key professions within the MDT. As there is no designated AHP team at Velindre Cancer Centre, input can be reactive and fragmented with limited opportunity for patient education or service developments.