Multidisciplinary musculoskeletal oncology care in Scotland: a virtual clinic

Young, P.S., Wallace, D.T., Halai, M., Findlay, H. and Mahendra, A. (2017) Multidisciplinary musculoskeletal oncology care in Scotland: a virtual clinic. In: Henshaw, R. M. (ed.) Sarcoma: A Multidisciplinary Approach to Treatment. Springer: Cham, pp. 477-482. ISBN 9783319431192 (doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-43121-5_24)

Abstract

Multidisciplinary sarcoma care is funded and provided in Scotland by a national service and delivered in three main cities. This is challenged by the geography and wide population distribution of the country. Historically, patients would often be investigated and treated in secondary care settings prior to tertiary referral. It has been well established that specific cancer patient pathways can accelerate diagnosis and improve patient management. However, in order to improve patient care and streamline provision of services in the West of Scotland, we have developed a tertiary multidisciplinary virtual MSK oncology clinic. This allows all secondary care clinicians’ rapid access to advice and provides patients with efficient, expert review followed by reassurance or referral for histological investigation where appropriate, thereby reducing the need for long-distance travel for patients to unnecessary clinics as well as reducing time to diagnosis and appropriate treatment.

• Item Type: Book Sections
• Status: Published
• Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID: Young, Dr Peter
• Authors: Young, P.S., Wallace, D.T., Halai, M., Findlay, H., and Mahendra, A.
• College/School: College of Medical Veterinary and Life Sciences > School of Molecular Biosciences
• Publisher: Springer
• ISBN: 9783319431192
• Published Online: 01 June 2017