HP043 Cancer Referral Outcome Chaser

HP043 Cancer Referral Outcome Chaser

Overview/Purpose

This is a protocol to safety net 2 week wait referrals. Where a 2 week wait referral has been made but no subsequent outcome recorded, it will prompt you to enter this detail into the record - hence ensuring that every 2 week wait referral has an outcome.

Resource type

3HP043 Cancer Referral Outcome Chaser is an Optional Handy Protocol.  To use it, your practice must agree to adopt it. Once agreed, you can request PCIT to install the resource at your site. To initiate the installation process, please submit a ticket.

Supporting key areas

Safe
Managing risks 
Learning when things go wrong
Effective
How staff, teams and services work together
Responsive
Timely access to care and treatment
Well-led
Leadership capacity and capability
Vision and strategy
Culture of the organisation
Governance and management
Management of risk and performance
Management of information
Learning, improvement and innovation

System Dependencies:

This protocol is dependent on your 2 week waits being coded with the subcodes below
Fast track cancer referral C= 199251000000107 D= 301081000000115
or Priority cancer referral C= 199251000000107 D= 473311000000110

Automatic triggers

System Trigger: Add a code
Run mode: Always run
Enable trigger for: All groups

Fitting your practice

You must use the codes Fast track cancer referral or Priority cancer referral to record 2 week wait referrals. Your coding team need to understand the importance of coding the clinic attendances for 2 week waits with Seen in fast track suspected cancer clinic C= 382761000000101 D= 754441000000113 when receiving documents from secondary care. Your clinical team need to be aware that where this hasn't been coded, they will be alerted to take action to record the outcome.

How to get it

Submit a ticket to request this Optional Handy Protocol is installed in your system.

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