What this means for the people of South Australia

Greater confidence that cancer care is consistent, high quality and informed by best practice, regardless of where people live or receive treatment.

Why this work matters

OCPs describe what good cancer care should look like, but currently South Australia lacks consistent data to understand how closely care aligns with these pathways. This limits the system’s ability to learn, improve and ensure all people benefit from high quality cancer care.

The role of the South Australian Comprehensive Cancer Network (SACCaN)

SACCaN is building a statewide approach to measuring and understanding alignment with OCPs, creating shared visibility to support quality improvement across the cancer system.

Who we are working with

This work is guided by:

• people affected by cancer
• tumour specific clinical working groups
• multidisciplinary clinicians across cancer services
• system and data partners, including the SACCaN Data and Intelligence program.

What's happening now

• Developing cancer specific clinical quality indicators to understand and measure the quality of cancer care. This is being done in stages, working closely with clinical working groups for five cancer types: lung cancer, sarcoma, oesophago-gastric cancer, head and neck cancer and myeloma.
• Incorporating population specific recommendations as national guidance is released, including for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and other priority populations identified in the OCPs.

Learn more

• Optimal Cancer Care Pathways - Cancer Council SA
• Australian Cancer Plan
• South Australian Cancer Plan
• Australian Comprehensive Cancer Network