Improving cross-border cancer care coordination
Greater Southern Area Health Service
This project was entered in the 2007 NSW Health Awards, Building Regional and other Partnerships for Health category.
Contact: Donna Lennon
Abstract
The Border Cancer Collaboration (BCC) has been successful in establishing a multi-disciplinary approach to cancer treatment and support for patients, families and carers for the Albury/Wodonga region. The project has been funded by State and Australian Governments and supported by Greater Southern Area Health Service (GSAHS) in partnership with Upper Hume Community Health Service and local clinicians.
Achievements of the project include provision of cancer care coordination, social work and psychology services; establishment of multidisciplinary meetings for breast, gastro-intestinal and urological cancers; creation of a website as a single location for information about cancer services; and collection of data across the Border region. Outcomes include improved services to cancer patients and their families and a more efficient use of resources (BCCCP Report, 2006).
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