The Head and Neck Tumour Board supports the overall aims of the North London Cancer Network by facilitating the collaboration of providers of head & neck cancer services in the network to provide seamless care based on best practice. Primarily, it involves a forum for the exchange of information and the development of collaborative working practices.

Aims

• To gain consensus on the most appropriate configuration of head & neck cancer services in the network
• To develop common guidelines and protocols for
  • Referral
  • Clinical
  • Management
  • Audit
  • Teaching
• To co-ordinate the implementation of national and regional policies with respect to the head & neck cancer service
• To develop an information base together with more comprehensive and effective systems for collecting data
• To set/agree performance targets and monitor the volume and quality of patient care against these targets - including the implementation of audit programmes
• To further develop clinical and laboratory research to standards of national and international excellence, ensuring that these services are both appropriately rationalised and adequately supported, and disseminate all findings

Meetings

Head and Neck Study Day
Wednesday 10th March 2004
Eastman Dental Institute
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