Aims The aim of this project was to improve the patient journey for people with cancer and
acute illness by creating an interface between the acute oncology service (AOS) and acute …

Problem The need to develop a patient pathway for emergency admissions who have a
previously undiagnosed cancer. Design The existing patient pathway was audited and …

Background An Acute Oncology Service (AOS) is paramount to providing timely and
improved pathways of care for patients who are admitted to hospital with cancer-related …

Remarkable progress has been made over the past decade in cancer medicine.
Personalized medicine, driven by biomarker predictive factors, novel biotherapy, novel …

Since the inception of acute oncology following the NCEPOD 2008 report 'For better, for
worse? A review of the care of patients who died within 30 days of receiving systemic anti …

A United Kingdom–wide appreciation of the systemic failings of emergency cancer care led
to the creation of a new subspecialty, acute oncology. It was meant to bridge the gap …

The National Chemotherapy Advisory Group 2009 report1 emphasised the need for all
hospitals with an emergency department (ED) to establish an acute oncology service (AOS) …

The author presents information on the concept of acute oncology service including its role,
implementation challenges, and requirements for developing the same in the hospitals …

Abstract The 2008 National Confidential Enquiry into Patient Outcomes and Death
highlighted an urgent need to improve the quality, safety and efficiency of care for cancer …

Abstract Background Following the National Chemotherapy Advisory Group report, calling
for better management of patients with cancer admitted acutely to hospital, Clatterbridge …