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TY - JOUR
T1 - Multidisciplinary radiographer-led review clinics
T2 - an example of implementation
AU - Ellis, Tracey
AU - Ashmore, Lisa
AU - Bray, Dominic
PY - 2006/6/1
Y1 - 2006/6/1
N2 - In recent years there has been a push to move away from traditional clinician led on treatment review of radiotherapy patients. Despite this impetus there has been little published work relating to how the new system can be implemented. This article describes how one department implemented a change in direction from the conventional and moved forward with radiographer-led review clinics. The Plan–Do–Check–Act cycle is used as a basis for evaluation with results of a small-scale patient audit and a comparison with other departments in the UK being presented. This method of implementation and evaluation proved successful and may serve as an early model for radiotherapy departments elsewhere.
AB - In recent years there has been a push to move away from traditional clinician led on treatment review of radiotherapy patients. Despite this impetus there has been little published work relating to how the new system can be implemented. This article describes how one department implemented a change in direction from the conventional and moved forward with radiographer-led review clinics. The Plan–Do–Check–Act cycle is used as a basis for evaluation with results of a small-scale patient audit and a comparison with other departments in the UK being presented. This method of implementation and evaluation proved successful and may serve as an early model for radiotherapy departments elsewhere.
KW - Radiographer-led review clinics
KW - radiographer role development
KW - psychosocial support
KW - pharmacology
U2 - 10.1017/S1460396906000124
DO - 10.1017/S1460396906000124
M3 - Journal article
VL - 5
SP - 87
EP - 95
JO - Journal of Radiotherapy in Practice
JF - Journal of Radiotherapy in Practice
SN - 1467-1131
IS - 2
ER -