Table 1 Overview of services at hospital study sites
From: Providing outpatient cancer care for CALD patients: a qualitative study
Health district details | Setting | OPC occasions of service | Key services available |
|---|---|---|---|
District 1- is an area with a population of 966,450, with 4738 new cases diagnosed in 2017, and consists of outer metropolitan and regional locations | Service 1 | 9630 Occasions of service provided in 2016/17 | Chemotherapy Care coordination Palliative care coordination Allied health Oncology pharmacy Assessment spaces On-site multidisciplinary team meetings (limited range) |
Service 2 | 40,624 Occasions of service provided in 2016/17 | Chemotherapy Radiation treatment Care coordination Palliative care coordination Allied health Oncology pharmacy Assessment spaces On-site multidisciplinary team meetings (limited range) | |
Service 3 | 93,853 Occasions of service provided in 2016/17 | Chemotherapy Radiation treatment Care coordination Palliative care coordination Allied health Oncology pharmacy Assessment spaces On-site multidisciplinary team meetings | |
District 2-is an area with a population of over 900,000, with 4,912 new cases diagnosed in 2017, and consists of outer metropolitan and regional locations | Service 4 | 10,400 occasions of service provided between Jul 2010–Jun 2011 | Chemotherapy Care coordination Palliative care coordination Allied health Oncology pharmacy Assessment spaces |