Delivering cancer genetics services--new ways of working.

摘要: This special edition of Familial Cancer explores methods cancer genetics service delivery interpreting a model care which aims to improve risk assessment and counselling services (known as the ‘Kenilworth Model’). was developed by an expert working group convened Macmillan Support (Macmillan) Department Health. describes exciting programme pilot projects illustrate many challenges will face medicine in this century. Cross-specialist models involving close interaction between community, secondary tertiary have been using locally tailored working. In new era disease preventative medicine, is very timely work. has collated series papers from seven projects, commissioned Health Macmillan. There are also perspectives users service, written narrative writer, reports National Service (NHS) Genetics Education Development Centre evaluation team for NHS White Paper Nottingham University. relatively area it involves overlap genetic oncological care. These programmes explored how such could be delivered different geographical composite populations. Although transpires that ‘no one approach fits all’, there some common themes needs would nationally applicable. (i) need networks professionals involved treatment cancer, those centres primary organisations, example English Primary Care Trusts (PCTs), (ii) urgent core competencies education medical allied health with solutions provision services. The commissioning met since specialism spans both mixed approaches needed may require specific funding stream models.