TSJCI Annual Report 2021

Trinity St James’s Cancer Institute Annual Report 2021 16 Section 1.7 Medical Oncology 1.7.1 Key Developments during 2021 • The noteworthy retirement of Prof John Kennedy from his Medical Oncology Consultant post took place in June 2021. • Development of the medical oncology ANP service continues with the appointment of two ANP’s – (Registerd) ANP Antonia Tierney and (Candidate) ANP Laura Sweeney. • A new Consultant Medical Oncologist and Clinical Nurse Specialist were supported by the National Cancer Control Programme (NCCP) for the service. National Cancer Information System (NCIS) • The National Cancer Information System (NCIS) went live in St James’s Hospital in December 2021. • The system allows for the recording of information about a patient’s cancer case, diagnosis and treatment with cancer drugs and supports the care of oncology and haemato-oncology patients across Ireland. • This was the largest scale rollout of the system to date with over 60 IV systemic anti-cancer treatment (SACT) regimens across our haematology oncology inpatient and outpatient services, along with interfaces with our PAS and Electronic Patient Record (EPR) system. • The majority of IV systemic anti-cancer treatments are now administered via the NCIS system, with an aim to increase these again in 2022. 1.7.2 Key Priorities for 2022 • To develop and expand an integrated nurse led model of care. • To expand swift queue phlebotomy service to provide access for all Haematology Oncology Day Centre (HODC) patients. • To expand the use of Community Intervention Teams. • On-going quality assurance to maintain OECI accreditation. ­