Cancer Nurse Coordinators advancing care coordination
A forum of Cancer Nurse Coordinators has had a snapshot of findings from an evaluation of
the initiative.
the initiative.
Liz Smith from Litmus Limited, which has undertaken the evaluation, gave a summary of her findings to the two-day forum in May. Liz’s overall comments were that the initiative is making good progress in achieving its objectives, and there is evidence of success. She drew on a patient perspective, in which the cancer nurse coordinators had made their cancer journey less dramatic, smooth and stress free, because they were their ‘go to person’ avoiding the
eelings of being ‘lost’.
Liz acknowledged the people who have taken the time to provide the information that has
informed the evaluation, including people with cancer, their families and whanau, the nurses themselves as well as and other DHB staff.
The final report of the evaluation will be publicly available in September 2016.
The Cancer Nurse Coordinator forum involved all cancer nurse co-ordinators and interested
members of the wider team who are involved in care coordination. The theme for the forum
was ‘Te Poutama o Tane Nui Rangi – advancing care coordination’. This was to challenge the nurses to expand knowledge in key areas of care coordination and discuss what resources are required to enable improved care coordination.
Dr Lynne Maher, Director of Innovation from Ko Awatea, gave an energetic discussion on
strategies to change behaviour. She acknowledged that the role of cancer nurse coordinators
can be testing due to cancer patients receiving care across a number of different services and
directorates. She explained that engaging well with multiple different health professionals to
facilitate change is important.
eelings of being ‘lost’.
Liz acknowledged the people who have taken the time to provide the information that has
informed the evaluation, including people with cancer, their families and whanau, the nurses themselves as well as and other DHB staff.
The final report of the evaluation will be publicly available in September 2016.
The Cancer Nurse Coordinator forum involved all cancer nurse co-ordinators and interested
members of the wider team who are involved in care coordination. The theme for the forum
was ‘Te Poutama o Tane Nui Rangi – advancing care coordination’. This was to challenge the nurses to expand knowledge in key areas of care coordination and discuss what resources are required to enable improved care coordination.
Dr Lynne Maher, Director of Innovation from Ko Awatea, gave an energetic discussion on
strategies to change behaviour. She acknowledged that the role of cancer nurse coordinators
can be testing due to cancer patients receiving care across a number of different services and
directorates. She explained that engaging well with multiple different health professionals to
facilitate change is important.
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