WEST MIDLANDS STRATEGIC CLINICAL NETWORK – CANCER
MINUTES OF WEST MIDLANDS HAEMATOLOGY EXPERT ADVISORY GROUP
Held on Monday 22nd June at Birmingham Research Park
Present
Dr Fiona ClarkWorcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust
Mrs Pam SmithUser \ Carer Representative
Maggie SheridanUniversity Hospital Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust
Dr Shailesh JobanputraUniversity Hospital Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust
Dr Christopher BrammerWye Valley NHS Trust
Dr Steve McKewShrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust
Dr Yasmin HasanSandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals NHS Trust
Dr Ye Lin HockWalsall Healthcare NHS Trust
Dr Savio FernandesDudley Group NHS Foundation Trust
Dr Paneesha ShankaraHeart of England NHS Foundation Trust
Dr Supratik BasuRoyal Wolverhampton Hospital NHS Trust
Dr Sridhar ChagantiUniversity Hospital Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust
Dr Kamaraj KarunaithiUniversity Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust
Ben ParfittCancer Network Manager
Rob GornallCancer Network Clinical Director
James GilliesQuality Improvement Lead – Cancer Network
Apologies
Charles Craddock University Hospital Birmingham
Mano JosephRoyal Wolverhampton NHS Trust
Beth HarrisonUniversity Hospital Coventry & Warwickshire NHS Trust
Mike GriffithsBirmingham Women’s Hospital Foundation Trust
h:\data\nhscb bbc lat\networks and senates\cancer network\expert advisory groups\haematology\2015\september\minutes - 22 june 2015 unapproved.doc
Page 1 of 3
ACTION / PERSON RESPONSIBLE / TO BE COMPLETED BY / ONGOING ACTION - NOTEsNetwork configuration - All MDTs need to describe their services and send back to Fiona Clark / All participants / 21/09/2015
Haematology Work Programme- Please review the circulated document and feedback to Fiona Clark / All participants / 21/09/2015
Diagnostic Algorithms – It was agreed to shorten the refresh intervals on these Algorithms to one year. / DRS Clark and Rana
/ June 2016
Circulate the SCN Haematology EAG page URL to the group / James Gillies & Kam Toor-Bajwa / 06/07/2015
Circulate to group SWBH information and approach to discharge / Yasmin Hassan / 21/09/2015
Chemotherapy treatment algorithms - Fiona asked the group to review the document against what they currently use in their trust list. Email Fiona with details. Will publish the list and review every 12 months. / All participants / 21/09/2015
Patient satisfaction survey – please review and send comments to Fiona. / All participants / 06/07/2015
Patient satisfaction survey – Fiona to amend survey based on comments received from EAG and circulate updated survey along with a protocol and template for data collection. / Fiona Clark / 10/07/2015
Patient satisfaction survey – All MDT’s to conduct survey for one week during July / All participants / July 2015
CNS to new case ratios – Please forward number of CNS per MDT to Fiona / All participants / 21/09/2015
Clinical lines of enquire/ service profiles – Draft profiles to be forwarded to EAG. / James Gillies / 06/07/2015
Clinical lines of enquire/ service profiles –James and Savio to meet to discuss amendments agreed during the EAG meeting and forwarded on requests for amendments to data analyst / James Gillies / Savio Fernandes
SHIMDS - EAG to review the options appraisal to ensure recommendations still apply. / All participants / 21/09/2015
SHIMDS – Continue to seek clarification on commissioning responsibilities / Ben Parfitt / 21/09/2015
Date and Time of Next Meeting
Tele-Conference 21/09/2015, time tbc.
Meeting 14/12/2015, time/venue tbc.
h:\data\nhscb bbc lat\networks and senates\cancer network\expert advisory groups\haematology\2015\september\minutes - 22 june 2015 unapproved.doc
Page 1 of 3