Efficiency hub
All.Can is gathering examples of best practice in cancer care from around the world to create a learning community around efficient practices and help organisations find and implement potential solutions to common issues.
Submit an example About the efficiency hubThe ‘right to be forgotten’: improving access to loans and insurance for cancer survivors
France introduced the ‘right to be forgotten’ law, which states that some cancer survivors are exempt from disclosing their history of cancer to insurers. The ‘right to be forgotten’ aims to reduce the socioeconomic burden on cancer survivors by improving their access to loans and insurance.
Eurocarers cancer toolkit: supporting informal carers for people with cancer
Eurocarers has created an essential care and cancer toolkit to educate carers about cancer, help carers come to terms with their situation and encourage them to evaluate their needs and seek help. The toolkit is based on research and input from carers, people with cancer and healthcare professionals across the European Union.
The ESMO Patient Guide on Survivorship: support after primary treatment of cancer
To help address the needs of cancer survivors, the European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO) developed the Patient Guide on Survivorship. It is directed at survivors and can be used by carers, family, and friends of people who have or previously had cancer, as well as healthcare professionals.
The Swedish Cancer Registers: using population-based data to monitor and improve cancer control
Sweden was one of the first countries to implement a government-funded national cancer register – a centralised database that collects healthcare information about all people diagnosed with cancer.
Multidisciplinary cancer care in Belgium: government funding to support multidisciplinary meetings
Miscommunication can have a negative impact on the quality of cancer care delivered to patients, but bultidisciplinary team (MDT) meetings can improve communication between healthcare professionals involved in cancer care.
Choosing Wisely®: clinician and patient guidelines for reducing unnecessary and low-value care
The Choosing Wisely® campaign was set up to reduce waste in healthcare and encourage evidence-based doctor–patient communication about appropriate and necessary care.
CancerLinQ®: harnessing real-world data from electronic health records to improve cancer care
CancerLinQ® is a rapid learning health system that summarises large amounts of real-world data in real time. It collects both structured and unstructured data through an automatic daily feed from electronic health records and other sources.
Systemic anti-cancer therapy (SACT) data set: collecting and using real-world data to improve cancer care
Systemic anti-cancer therapies (SACTs), including chemotherapy, are provided across the English National Health Service (NHS) – and real-world data on the resulting patient outcomes can help improve the effectiveness and efficiency of cancer care.
GE Healthcare Adventure Series™: making imaging more child-friendly
Imaging tests can be frightening for children, resulting in many paediatric patients requiring sedation for these procedures. GE Healthcare introduced the Adventure Series™ to tackle this problem.