1998/1999 Annual Review - Statement of Aims

• To provide a range of treatment and care services for people affected by cancer, together with support for them, their families and carers;
• To work closely with other Healthcare Professionals and Care Providers to ensure effective and co-ordinated delivery of services to meet health and social needs;
• To involve the patients as their needs are assessed, their treatment and care is planned and implemented;
• their diagnosis, treatment and prognosis to make informed choices about their care, if that is their wish;
• To provide teaching, training and learning opportunities for staff, ensuring a skilled expert workforce that can deliver the services the Centre is seeking to provide;
• To provide specialist training and teaching for staff from other organisations who are involved in the delivery of cancer care;
• To execute clinical and applied laboratory studies and other research programmes, which will maximise clinical benefit to the patient with cancer and increase the proportion of research-based treatment and care;
• Continually to monitor and evaluate our services and activities and implement quality improvement programmes where appropriate