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Current Issues
(2006)
Cancer Voices NSW seeks:
BETTER ACCESS TO QUALITY CARE
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Provide best practice
cancer care, focused on patient needs, for all patients,
wherever located
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Wherever possible,
provide treatment in accredited comprehensive cancer care centres,
preferably offering multi-disciplinary services from diagnosis
to palliation including psychosocial care.
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Provide greater
access to radiotherapy services
BETTER ACCESS TO INFORMATION
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Provide better
consumer information of the quality needed, when it is wanted
and for all stages of cancer, including public awareness of
the importance of early detection and treatment
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Ensure treatment
or cancer care plans, including discharge plans are provided
for all patients
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Provide greater
access to, and understanding of the value of, clinical trials
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Provide evidence-based
advice for pre and post cancer treatment, including information
about supplementary and alternate diets and other therapies
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Ensure cancer
consumers participate at all levels of decision-making in relation
to their disease, particularly in the areas of awareness, treatment,
research, support and care.
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Develop an accreditation
system in cancer care for Area Health Services to ensure standards
are met
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Address anomalies
and inequities in PBS, Medicare, private health insurance, other
insurance and work related problems
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Identify and address
the needs of special groups: children, young people, rural
people, carers, families and other community groups.
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Ensure a more
equitable share of total health expenditure is allocated
to treatment and to research for cancer - the leading cause
of death for Australians
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Promote better
access to new high cost, targeted therapies
- Seek recognition
of the important role support groups have in assisting many
patients in dealing with psychosocial factors of diagnosis,
treatment and recurrence.
- Work for awareness of, and regular referral to, cancer support
groups by general practitioners, cancer specialists and centres.
NOTE: Priority issues
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