Publication - Agreement
Acute Oncology Service (AOS) in NHS Scotland: principles
Lays out the agreed key principles that underpin an effective Acute Oncology Service (AOS) in NHS Scotland and outlines the clinical standards and proposed outcome measures against which services can be developed and monitored.
Appendix 4 – Accessible Version of Section 11 Interdependencies with Other Services
NHS Scotland specialist AOSs are multi-professional services which integrate specialist acute oncology expertise with existing expertise and services.
The graphic shown on Section 11 demonstrates this by displaying the text Specialist AOS Interdependencies with all relevant services shown in a circular pattern around that text.
In no particular order the interdependent services are:
- Diagnostics/Radiology
- Oncology Services
- Haemato-oncolgy Services
- Acute Medicine/Acute Receiving Units
- Same Day Emergency Care (SDEC)
- Pharmacy
- Allied Health Professionals
- Primary Care
- Ambulatory Care/SACT Services
- Third Sector Agencies
- Specialist Palliative Care
- Malignancy of Unknown Primary Origin/Carcinoma of Unknown Primary
- Neurosurgery
Contact
Email: cancerpolicyteam@gov.scot
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