Insufficient capacity to deliver existing services is one problem. Insufficient capability to deliver standard-of-care cancer management in key areas is another.
In most areas of cancer care, Ireland is performing well on capability, but there are gaps.
The most obvious gap is the absence of Electronic Healthcare Records. Ireland is 20-30 years behind Europe.
Have you ever had to explain to your GP the results of your scans, the procedures that you underwent, the new medications that you are now taking following an extended stay in hospital?
That is probably because the letter hasn’t arrived in the post yet.
It is not your GP’s fault.
The first step in securing the quality of cancer care that we deserve is a commitment to provide the NCCP(National Cancer Control Programme) with predictable and ring-fenced multi-year funding to deliver the agreed National Cancer Strategy.
https://www.thejournal.ie/readme/oncology-wait-treatments-funding-ireland-6432861-Jul2024/
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