UKONS and Macmillan Primary Care Risk Assessment Tool for Oncology Haematology Patients:
Working with Macmillan GPs, UKONS have developed a risk assessment tool that can be used by primary care health care professionals to highlight patients who are at risk of complications of cancer treatment and direct them to the specialist teams for further assessment and management. The tool also prompts the user to identify and record their local advice line contact numbers and ensure they are easily accessible if needed. Advice lines may also be called help lines or hot lines depending on local policy.
This tool has been adapted from the United Kingdom Oncology Nursing Societies 24 Hour Triage Tool, which was launched in 2010 and is now widely used across the country for oncology/haematology advice line triage services.
The adapted tool acknowledges the lower threshold for concern that should be applied to patients who are at risk of developing complications due to their disease or treatment.
It is important that the side effects of treatment are not underestimated and that the significance of symptoms is recognised.
This evidence-based risk assessment tool grades the presenting symptoms and advises action accordingly using a RAG system. It is important that the significance of lower level amber toxicities are recognised.
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