myeloproliferativedisease cancer information pathway
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01 May 2009
01 May 2010
15 November 2011
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PATHWAY STAGE
INFORMATION RESOURCES TO BE OFFERED TO PATIENTS
Signs & symptoms discovered
GP visit
NHS Direct card (NHS Direct)
Signpost to further local and national information services (Local)
Referred for tests and investigations
Local key contact - GP / secondary care (Local)
NHS ‘Questions to Ask’ (Department of Health)
Bone Marrow Biopsy (cancerbackup)
Diagnosis of Cancer
NHS ‘Questions to Ask’ (Department of Health)
Key worker and additional contact details (Local)
Signpost to further local and national information services (Local)
Local and national information for carers (Local)
Essential Thrombocytopaenia (cancerbackup)
Polycytheamia (cancerbackup)
Myelofibrosis (cancerbackup)
Referred for treatment including further investigations
NHS ‘Questions to Ask’ (Department of Health)
Signpost to further local and national information services (Local)
Practical Information including transport, parking, travel, hospital infections, attending or being admitted to hospital (Local)
Hydroxycarbamide (Hydrea®) (cancerbackup)
Trial specific information (Local)
Venesection (cancerbackup)
Venesection (Local)
Follow Up
Key worker and additional contact details (Local)
NHS ‘Questions to Ask’ (Department of Health)
Signpost to further local and national information services (Local)
Transformed disease
NHS ‘Questions to Ask’ (Department of Health)
Individual treatment plan and key worker contact details (Local)
Signpost to further local and national information services (Local)
Palliative Care
NHS ‘Questions to Ask’ (Department of Health)
Local service provision (Local)
Signpost to further local and national information services (Local)
End of Life
End of Life the Facts (Marie Curie Cancer Care)