Policy document about care coordination in Victoria with the purpose to:
• identify strategic directions for cancer care coordination in Victoria
• promote the development and implementation of activities and initiatives that facilitate the coordination of cancer care at one or more levels of the health and community care system.
Full and summary reports outlining competency standards for breast nurses including care coordination role. Includes literature review and stakeholder consultation.
Fact-sheet describing the National Cancer Institute’s research program to trial a process of using a patient navigator to help patients and their carers navigate the cancer journey.
Institute of Medicine and National Research Council of the National Academies
Comments:
Focuses on survivors of adult cancer during the phase of care that follows primary treatment. Includes information about the importance of care coordination.