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  1. Demand and Capacity Modelling for Chemotherapy Services at St Georges University Hospitals

    TCST recently worked with colleagues from St George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust to develop a demand and capacity modelling approach for chemotherapy services. The initial project scope was to better understand demand for the trust chemotherapy service over the previous three years to explore concerns around lack of capacity and a reliance on overtime. […]

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  2. National Cancer Waits Guidance Training for London – end of year reflections

    As we approach the end of the year, it’s an ideal opportunity to reflect on the success of our cancer waits guidance training in 2023 and the feedback we’ve received from participants. This year, we delivered training to over 700 colleagues from across London. The value of the training is evident in the extremely positive […]

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  3. Changes to soft tissue sarcoma pathway in London

    Back in November, changes were announced to diagnostic pathway for adult soft tissue sarcoma referrals in London. Services will be divided into ‘hubs’ (tertiary services providing treatment and clinical oversight) and ‘spokes’ (services delivering local diagnostics, from further imaging to pathology). The Hubs are the Royal Marsden Hospital (RMH) and the London Sarcoma Service, which […]

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  4. London Lymphoedema Community of Practice (CoP)

    The London Lymphoedema Community of Practice (CoP) was established in 2018 to foster peer-to-peer support amongst lymphoedema practitioners and other interested parties and address shared needs across the professional lymphoedema community in London. To date, the group has delivered several key outputs, including revised commissioning guidance and the development of a service specification to raise […]

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  5. London Lymphoedema Workforce Programme update

    TCST is leading a workforce programme on the provision of care and treatment for people living with lymphoedema in the capital. ​​The main objectives of the programme are: The programme team has established a Lymphoedema Service User Group to gain a better understanding of the needs of those living with lymphoedema. The first meeting took place in […]

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  6. FIT in secondary care pilot now live across north east London

    A project to promote the use of Faecal Immunochemical Testing (FIT) in hospital emergency departments is now running in north east London. The pilot project has gone live at the Partnership of East London Cooperatives (PELC) and Urgent Care Department at Queen’s Hospital. The local project team has so far recruited 25 patients with a […]

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  7. Insight – December 2023

    Welcome Welcome to our very first edition of Insight – the quarterly news digest from Transformation Partners in Health and Care (TPHC) for anyone interested in health and care transformation across England.   Insight will give you a snapshot of the transformation initiatives that make up the work we do at TPHC including our latest insights, […]

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  8. Innovative approach to social care technology a win-win for residents and local authorities  

    Transformation Partners in Health and Care has supported social care innovation that will be key in benefiting residents and reducing pressures on local authorities’ budgets. By making the best use of the scale provided by integrated care systems (ICS), social care technology can be piloted and implemented without the risks for boroughs of going it alone.

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  9. Cancer Community of Practice for London: One Year On

    7 March 2024, 09:00 – 16:00 Join us at the CLCH Academy in central London for our first anniversary event, celebrating the success of the Cancer Community of Practice for London during its first year. Keynote speakers and topics are outlined below: Breaking Barriers and Bridging Health Disparities: Enhancing Cervical Screening Uptake and Expanding Access […]

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