Scottish Government

Cancer in Scotland: Action for Change:
A guide to securing access to information

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CONTENTS

Foreword

01 Importance of information to patients and carers

02 Cancer Information within the context of Scottish Executive Health Department Policies, NHSScotland Patient Information Initiatives and the Voluntary Sector interface
> Our National Health: A Plan for action, a plan for change Cancer in Scotland: Action for Change
> Patient Focus and Public Involvement
>Fair For All
> NHS Quality Improvement Scotland (NHS QIS) incorporating the Clinical Standards Board 9 for Scotland (CSBS)
> Voluntary Sector

03 Information Needs Across the Patient Pathway
> Patient Pathway Model 1
> Patient Pathway Model 2

04 Does your local Patient Information strategy meet the needs of people affected by cancer? Questions to consider

05 Monitoring Progress
> Cancer in Scotland Implementation Monitoring Framework
> Performance Assessment Framework

Annexes
Annex 1 References
Annex 2 Patient Information Sub-group - membership
Annex 3 Websites
Annex 4 Useful Reading
Glossary

If you want to comment on any of the issues in Cancer in Scotland: Action for Change and associated documents or make suggestions about how these can be taken forward, you can contact a member of the Cancer Team at:

Scottish Executive Health Department
St Andrew's House
Regent Road
Edinburgh
EH1 3DG
e-mail: cancer@scotland.gsi.gov.uk

Useful web addresses:

Cancer in Scotland: www.show.scot.nhs.uk/sehd/cancerinscotland

Scottish Executive Health Department: www.scotland.gov.uk

Scottish Health on the Web www.show.scot.nhs.uk

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