Leading Better Value Care

LBVC Portfolio Highlights 13 INITIATIVES | PATIENT REPORTED MEASURES | LBVC DASHBOARD

Hypofractioned Radiotherapy for Breast Cancer

One District Wide Team

The Cancer Institute NSW is leading implementation of the LBVC Breast Cancer Hypofractionation Initiative. This initiative focuses on increasing access to hypofractionated radiotherapy for women with early-stage breast cancer at radiation oncology treatment centres across NSW.

Radiation Oncology Consultant

Clinical Nurse Consultant

Achievements • Over 90% of women with early breast cancer in WSLHD receive a short course of radiation therapy (hypo-fractionation) • Care packs were provided

Challenges

Goals 2023-2025

• Patient experience scores for breat cancer patients vary across their treatment journey.

• To implement a five fraction course of radiation therapy for selected patients with early breast cancer • Improve patient experience scores

to patients who are getting discharged after surgery in 2019-2020

Leading Better Value Care 2017 – 2022

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