Transcription of A Good Practice Guide - NHS England
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Page 0 of 68 DELIVERING CANCER WAITING TIMES A Good Practice Guide Page 1 of 68 TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction _____ 5 Overview _____ 5 How the Guide works and its intended audience _____ 5 Key to the Guide _____ 6 Understanding principles and rules _____ 7 Individual patient rights under the NHS Constitution _____ 7 NHS assessment of performance the provider standards _____ 7 NHS foundation Trusts _____ 8 National guidance _____ 8 Rules and definitions _____ 8 1. Managing capacity and demand _____ 9 Overview _____ 9 Guiding principles _____ 9 Dos and don ts _____ 10 Information requirements _____ 12 Role of demand and capacity in supporting cancer care delivery _____ 14 Getting help _____ 14 2. Governance reporting and performance management _____ 17 Overview _____ 17 Cancer leadership structures _____ 17 Communicating cancer across the organisation _____ 19 Attributing accountability and responsibility for cancer waiting times within the organisation _____ 19 Staff code of conduct _____ 20 Processes to build trust around cancer data quality _____ 20 Conflicts of interest _____ 21 Board assurance _____ 21 Board training _____ 21 Reports to the board _____ 21 Training _____ 22 Page 2 of 68 3.
Individual patient rights under the NHS Constitution For English patients (from an individual patient perspective) the current maximum waiting times for cancer care are set out in the NHS Constitution and the handbook to the NHS Constitution. This can be found at: NHS CONSTITUTION HANDBOOK TO THE NHS CONSTITUTION 2013
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