Key Contextual Factors
- There are over 45 guidelines published in Sweden with the majority diagnosis-specific covering the entire cancer pathway. A smaller number of the guidelines are general such as rehabilitation and palliative care.
- The association of regional cancer centres are responsible for the production of the guidelines while the county councils are responsible for their implementation.
- The primary target group is health care professionals but there is also focus on health care executives and patients and their families.
Key Components/Steps
- Engaging multi-professional groups from different county councils
- Making draft guidelines, produced by the collaboration of regional cancer centres, available to clinical experts through a central website and open for discussion on medical content to inform revision of national guidelines
- Making draft guidelines available to all county councils through a central website and open for discussion on organisational and economic consequences to inform revision of national guidelines
- Publishing final version of national guidelines on publicly accessible website
- Regional implementation of guidelines
Main Impacts / Added Value
- The national guidelines contribute to evidence-based, equitable and quality healthcare for all patients, regardless of where they live, their gender or their socioeconomic status.
Lessons Learned
- Key success factors included ensuring professional involvement from all areas of the cancer care process and from all county councils.
- It was important for the program to be patient-centred, covering all aspects of cancer care
- It was critical to establish infrastructure for implementation through the regional cancer centres
- Open access of the guidelines on website: cancercentrum.se
References and Documentation
Contact
- Institution/organization: Regionala cancercentrum I samverkan, Swedish Association of Local Authorities and Regions
- Department/lead: Helena Brändström
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E-mail: Helena.brandstrom@skr.se
- URL: www.cancercentrum.se
- Telephone: +46 727 303 404