Western & Central Melbourne Integrated Cancer Service
Cancer Specific End of Life Care Pathway Project
The Western & Central Melbourne Integrated Cancer Service (WCMICS) Cancer Specific End of Life Care Pathway Project commenced in 2010. The project involves implementing a collaborative pilot study in four Metropolitan inpatient hospital settings with the purpose of identifying gaps in current practice and developing an inpatient end of life care pathway.
This collaborative multi-disciplinary study will map current practice across the four hospitals with the current version (version 12) of the Liverpool End of Life Care Pathway to identify gaps in practice. The study aims to improve staff confidence and competencies in the care of the dying patient by providing a resource tool that will aid care delivery through the use of prompts.
The pilot of the WCMICS Cancer Specific End of Life Care Pathway Project will commence shortly in inpatient units across western and central Melbourne hospitals (the Royal Melbourne, the Western Hospital, the Royal Women’s and the Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre).
The project is registered with the Liverpool group for benchmarking and ongoing support.
For more information on the WCMICS Cancer Specific End of Life Care Pathways Project, please contact Project Coordinator, Di Saward, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, or telephone 03 9656 5221.
