Peer Review
Peer review is a collaborative quality improvement process, which allows for the evaluation of scientific, academic or professional work by others working in the same field.
It constitutes a form of self-regulation by qualified members of a profession, encouraging peers to share information, learn where their strengths and weaknesses lie and agree plans for improvements to patient care.
Peer review methods are employed to maintain standards of quality, improve performance and provide credibility.
A national steering group within NHS Wales was involved in the development of the peer review measures which were designed to assess the quality and performance of SACT against the All Wales National Standards for SACT (December 2020). This is the first time that SACT has been reviewed in Wales.
Peer Review is a cyclical review – therefore SACT services will once again be reviewed in coming years.
All SACT services in Wales must take part in Peer Review and services will in future be measured against relevant national standards.
For further information about Peer Review, please CLICK HERE.
SACT Dataset
All SACT services are required to collect data in line with:
The National Cancer National Cancer Data Standards for Wales – Systemic Anti-Cancer Therapy (SACT) were approved in December 2020.
Quality Performance Indicators (QPIs)
Alongside the Cancer Minimum Reporting Requirements for Systemic Anti-Cancer Therapy (SACT), two QPIs that aim to measure the quality of the service and patient care and will provide intelligence and insight to help drive service improvement, have now been developed.
The QPIs are as follows:
The detail and parameters of the data that needs to be captured to support these QPIs has been developed and agreed by two working groups, consisting of nurses, oncologists, haematologists and pharmacists working in SACT services across Wales. This detail can be found in the SACT Clinical Quality Performance Indicators document.
All Health Boards / Trusts in Wales aim to begin capturing data in line with the agreed QPIs from the 1st November 2022 with a view to report this data to the All Wales SACT Group from the 1st April 2023 onwards. This will allow Health Boards to identify any issues with their current reporting processes / systems which can be taken to the national group for discussion and support.
For further information on the SACT Clinical Quality Performance Indicators, please contact WCN.WalesCancerNetwork@wales.nhs.uk