Published on 4 November 2024
A project aiming to understand the impact and benefits of delivering cancer care to children in their homes across the North West has been launched this week – with help from Cheshire and Merseyside Cancer Alliance.
The North West Children’s Cancer Operational Delivery Network has received funding from regional cancer alliances to deliver an 18-month proof of concept project across the region, working in partnership with Alder Hey Children’s Hospital, in Liverpool, and Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital.
The project – which launched its six-month planning phase this week – aims to understand the impact and benefits of delivering cancer care to children in their homes and via the use of a mobile cancer care unit.
The project will include four phases: pre-planning, planning, home cancer care delivery and mobile cancer care unit. There will be evaluation throughout the life of the project and the project will be delivered via a method of co-production with patient and parent engagement in addition to the engagement of professionals working across the region.
If you are a healthcare professional and would like further information on the project, please contact the ODN on info.nwccodn@mft.nhs.uk