use, and their distribution across New Zealand. In this area, ROWG should link with the National Health Committee as noted above support for use of KPI information to understand comparative cancer centre performance, IR monitoring, and encourage spread of effective innovation to improve access and operational efficiency and effectiveness workforce planning and development, including education and training, and opportunities to explore new models of care and workforce roles. In this area, ROWG should link with Health Workforce New Zealand capacity and service planning, including advising the Ministry on updating and enhancement of the Model and Plan capacity and service planning for sub-specialised services such as child cancer treatment consideration of the information base required to support future investment in radiation therapy capacity. The advent of the Plan and should allow ROWG to develop and deliver a more structured work programme that is agreed with the Ministry annually. This work programme should be linked to an annual radiation oncology national implementation plan, as part of the Cancer Programme. Recommendations: National planning and action The Ministry should produce an annual radiation oncology national implementation plan, as part of the Cancer Programme. Appendix 1: Members of the Steering Group and Expert Advisory Group Steering Group Andrew Simpson (Chair) National Clinical Director, Cancer, Ministry of Health – Jo Anson Central Cancer Network Manager, MidCentral DHB – Kate Garland Senior Advisor, Cancer Services, Ministry of Health – Charles De Groot Radiation Oncologist, Waikato DHB – Emmanuel Jo Principal Technical Specialist, Health Workforce New Zealand, Ministry of – Health Lowry Chief Operating Officer, Capital and Coast DHB – Mhairi McHugh Team Leader, DHB Performance, National Health Board, Ministry of Health – Robert Taylor Group Chief Financial Officer, Mercy Ascot – Ricarda Vandervorst Manager, Cancer Services, Ministry of Health –
use, and their distribution across New Zealand. In this area, ROWG should link with the National Health Committee as noted above support for use of KPI information to understand comparative cancer centre performance, IR monitoring, and encourage spread of effective innovation to improve access and operational efficiency and effectiveness workforce planning and development, including education and training, and opportunities to explore new models of care and workforce roles. In this area, ROWG should link with Health Workforce New Zealand capacity and service planning, including advising the Ministry on updating and enhancement of the Model and Plan capacity and service planning for sub-specialised services such as child cancer treatment consideration of the information base required to support future investment in radiation therapy capacity. The advent of the Plan and should allow ROWG to develop and deliver a more structured work programme that is agreed with the Ministry annually. This work programme should be linked to an annual radiation oncology national implementation plan, as part of the Cancer Programme. Recommendations: National planning and action The Ministry should produce an annual radiation oncology national implementation plan, as part of the Cancer Programme. Appendix 1: Members of the Steering Group and Expert Advisory Group Steering Group Andrew Simpson (Chair) – National Clinical Director, Cancer, Ministry of Health Jo Anson – Central Cancer Network Manager, MidCentral DHB Kate Garland – Senior Advisor, Cancer Services, Ministry of Health Charles De Groot – Radiation Oncologist, Waikato DHB Emmanuel Jo – Principal Technical Specialist, Health Workforce New Zealand, Ministry of Health Lowry – Chief Operating Officer, Capital and Coast DHB Mhairi McHugh – Team Leader, DHB Performance, National Health Board, Ministry of Health Robert Taylor – Group Chief Financial Officer, Mercy Ascot Ricarda Vandervorst – Manager, Cancer Services, Ministry of Health
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