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S5W-20442 · Written Question · lodged by Sarwar, Anas
Lodged on
06 Dec 2018Heard / answered on
24 Dec 2018To ask the Scottish Government how it is ensuring that all cancer patients are offered a holistic needs assessment at diagnosis and at the end of treatment.
The answer
The Scottish Government’s Beating Cancer: Ambition and Action strategy is committed to ensure that there is capacity in our health and social care services to address the needs of people living with cancer.
Through working with partners like Macmillan, every Scottish patient newly diagnosed with cancer receives a letter offering them time with a link worker to talk about their support needs, using the Holistic Needs Assessment (HNA) to guide the conversation.
The Three Regional Cancer Networks are currently working with Managed Clinical Networks and the Transforming Cancer After Treatment Programme Board to ensure the HNA is included within follow-up guidance, highlighting its important role within routine care.
Through working with partners like Macmillan, every Scottish patient newly diagnosed with cancer receives a letter offering them time with a link worker to talk about their support needs, using the Holistic Needs Assessment (HNA) to guide the conversation.
The Three Regional Cancer Networks are currently working with Managed Clinical Networks and the Transforming Cancer After Treatment Programme Board to ensure the HNA is included within follow-up guidance, highlighting its important role within routine care.
Answered by Jeane Freeman on 24 Dec 2018.