Policy Approaches to Radiation Oncology

Policy approaches to ensure that national demand for radiation oncology services is met should be:

• Prospectively planned, coordinated nationally to effectively use resources and provide access for all patients;
• Differentiated to distinguish the different radiotherapy techniques and tumour streams, providing targeted approaches;
• Integrated across service providers, jurisdictions and medical disciplines and aligned with the National cancer reform directions to address silos in the system;
• Innovative to take advantage of technological and organisational developments internationally and between disciplines;
• Focused on quality across all domains including patient access, health outcomes, data, service provision and survivorship and
• Patient centred with consumer involvement at all levels of decision-making.