E188: Imogen Powell-Brown and Daniel Hutton - Radiotherapy Tariff and Capital Spending
Trigger Warning: this episode discusses access to cancer services and late effects. Episode 188: Part of the Leadership Series (Part 61)Description: In this educational episode, Naman Julka-Anderson and Jo McNamara sit down with Imogen Powell Brown and Daniel Hutton. Daniel Hutton is an experienced Change Manager, Therapeutic Radiographer, and systems thinking practitioner with a strong background in radiotherapy clinical practice. He brings expertise in leading transformation and innovation through collaborative partnership working across diverse organisations. With a unique blend of clinical insight and strategic vision, Daniel supports the design and delivery of sustainable change that improves patient experience, outcomes and, service effectiveness. His research into patient voices and experiences informs his practice, ensuring change is grounded in lived realities. Passionate about healthcare improvement, Daniel is committed to driving meaningful transformation that bridges practice, policy, and organisational objectives. Imogen Powell Brown is a health policy and public health professional. Coming from a background in public affairs and policy development, Imogen has recently moved in project management within the NHS. She has a Public Health Msc where her dissertation focussed on the implementation of national cancer policy within local systems, considering the role of assurance processes utilised by NHS England. Currently working with the North West Specialised Services Clinical Network, Imogen has led a workstream on improving Cancer Waiting Times and standardising radiotherapy pathways across the region. She has also supported a policy project considering what an innovative and person-centred radiotherapy funding model looks like. This episode is a deep dive into radiotherapy funding, including the radiotherapy tariff, capital spending and the provision of specialist late effects services. Imogen and Danny discuss how they think radiotherapy funding can be reformed so that it keeps up with best practice, drives innovation and ensures that radiotherapy is person centred. This follows the recent publication of three commentary pieces in the British Journal of Radiology (please see show notes). CPD Reflection Points:Reflect on how funding models in your service impact your ability to implement new technologies or techniques (e.g. adaptive radiotherapy, AI-assisted planning).Consider any examples from your workplace where financial barriers have delayed or limited innovation. How could you mitigate for these in service development? How does your service currently identify and support patients experiencing long-term side effects or late toxicity? What opportunities exist to improve the integration of supportive oncology or late effects services within your local pathway?Consider how Patient Reported Data (PRD) could be used more effectively to guide service improvement and commissioning decisions.Complete this form for your accredited digital badge: Digital Badge Form.Links from the Episode:What are integrated care boards? https://www.england.nhs.uk/integratedcare/what-is-integrated-care/Research links from the Episode:Radiotherapy commissioning and tariff—how can we deliver advanced, innovative, and personalised radiotherapy | British Journal of Radiology | Oxford AcademicSustainable capital funding for modern and innovative radiotherapy services | British Journal of Radiology | Oxford AcademicConsidering late effects costs in radiotherapy funding | British Journal of Radiology | Oxford AcademicRad Chat Links:Rad Chat WebsiteLink TreeFacebookInstagramLinkedInTikTokBlueSkyYouTubeCredits: Music and jingle credits: Dr. Ben Potts and Adam Cooke.
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E187: Charlotte Hilton - Quality and Improvement
Trigger Warning: this episode discusses cancer, cancer treatment, lack of access to treatment and job loss. Episode 187: Part of the Education and Workforce Development Series (Part 65)Description: In this powerful episode, Naman Julka-Anderson and Jo McNamara sit down with Charlotte Hilton. Charlotte is a Project Delivery Manager at the Humber and North Yorkshire Cancer Alliance, focussing on the nursing and allied health professional workforce and quality improvement. She has worked in the NHS for almost four years, beginning on the NHS Graduate Management Training Scheme covering policy, operational and third sector roles, followed by a year managing a tertiary Spinal Surgery service before her current role in project management. Charlotte has also recently completed her MSc Health Policy dissertation on cancer workforce retention challenges and its mitigations and is awaiting final grade confirmation from Imperial College London.In this insightful episode, Naman Julka-Anderson and Jo McNamara sit down with Charlotte to hear about her role, quality improvement along with how to support costal towns with cancer care services.CPD Reflection Points:Reflect on Charlotte’s experience of working in quality and improvement.Consider a quality and improvement project within your workspace.Using the NHS Improving Quality: a simple guide to improving services, plan and design how you will complete this project.Complete this form for your accredited digital badge: Digital Badge Form.Links from the Episode:NHS Graduate Management Training SchemeImperial College London MSc Health PolicyNHS Improving Quality: a simple guide to improving servicesResearch links from the Episode:An introduction to quality improvementQuality Improvement in PracticeA scoping review of continuous quality improvement in healthcare system: conceptualization, models and tools, barriers and facilitators, and impactBMJ Open Quality ImprovementBMJ Open QualityQuality Improvement Methods(LEAN, PDSA, SIX SIGMA)The effectiveness of continuous quality improvement for developing professional practice and improving health care outcomes: a systematic reviewRad Chat Links:Rad Chat WebsiteLink TreeFacebookInstagramLinkedInTikTokBlueSkyYouTubeCredits: Music and jingle credits: Dr. Ben Potts and Adam Cooke.
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E186: Vicky Fox - Yoga For Cancer
Trigger Warning: this episode discusses living with and beyond cancer, side effects, secondary cancer and death.Episode 186: Part of the Living With and Beyond Cancer Series (Part 60)Description: In this powerful episode, Naman Julka-Anderson and Jo McNamara sit down with Vicky Fox. Vicky is a specialist yoga teacher working with people impacted by cancer. She started teaching in 2008 but has been working within cancer since 2013. She aims to make classes that are accessible to anyone living with and beyond cancer and the side effects of treatment. In 2021 she published Yoga for Cancer A-Z of C, and later Time to Repair looking at short practices we can do to help us repair after illness. Her classes are free or donation based and all are live streamed or fully online so they can be taken from your own home. She also trains other yoga teachers to create a safe and compassionate environment for anyone living with cancer.This episode is a deep dive into Vicky’s passion for yoga, the research behind it’s benefits and unpacks myths around yoga for cancer. CPD Reflection Points:Reflect on your own perceptions of yoga and yoga for people living with and beyond cancer.Consider the benefits of practicing yoga for people living with and beyond cancer.Practice Vicky’s mediation for healthcare professionals and reflect on it’s impact on you.Complete this form for your accredited digital badge: Digital Badge Form.Links from the Episode:Vicky FoxResearch links from the Episode:Effects of exercise during adjuvant chemotherapy on breast cancer outcomes Yoga Practice Predicts Improvements in day-to-day pain in women with metastatic breast cancerEffects of Yoga in Managing Fatigue in Breast Cancer Patients: A Randomized Controlled TrialEffect of Yoga on Sleep Quality and Neuroendocrine Immune Response in Metastatic Breast Cancer PatientsRad Chat Links:Rad Chat WebsiteLink TreeFacebookInstagramLinkedInTikTokBlueSkyYouTubeCredits: Music and jingle credits: Dr. Ben Potts and Adam Cooke.
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E185: Dr. Sola Adeleke - making cancer services and technology accessible to patients in low and middle-income Countries.
Trigger Warning: This episode discusses cancer.Episode 185: Part of the Education and Workforce Development Series (Part 63)Description: In this educational episode, Naman Julka-Anderson and Jo McNamara sit down with Dr Sola Adeleke, an oncology registrar based at Guy’s Hospital in London. He completed a PhD in cancer magnetic resonance imaging at the University College London, focused on developing novel MRI techniques such as MRI fingerprinting, whole body MRI and novel low field MRI techniques for cancer applications. Although this episode is focused on a true passion, making cancer services and technology accessible to patients in Low and Middle-Income Countries. CPD Reflection Points:Reflect on the role of global partnerships, local training, and telemedicine in addressing the disparities in access to acute oncology services. How can these tools be used effectively without reinforcing dependence, or widening the equity gap?Reflect on how acute oncology care can be ethically prioritised in resource-limited settings. What guiding principles should inform decisions when life saving cancer treatments are unaffordable or unavailable?Complete this form for your accredited digital badge: Digital Badge Form.Links from the Episode:Dr Sola AdelekeResearch links from the Episode:ResearchGateRad Chat Links:Rad Chat WebsiteLink TreeFacebookInstagramLinkedInTikTokBlueSkyYouTubeCredits: Music and jingle credits: Dr. Ben Potts and Adam Cooke.
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E184: Sarah Berwick - Aspirant Cancer Career and Education Development (ACCEND)
Trigger Warning: this episode discusses cancer. Episode 184: Part of the Education and Workforce Development Series (Part 63)Description: In this educational episode, Naman Julka-Anderson and Jo McNamara sit down with Sarah Berwick, to talk about the Aspirant Cancer Career and Education Development (ACCEND) Programme and integrating the e-portfolio route into practice.The purpose of the ACCEND programme is to provide clear and transparent guidance and direction on the knowledge, skills and capabilities required by healthcare professionals who care for people affected by cancer. It has been designed for people in non-oncology roles and specialist cancer services that are part of multi-professional teams across the UK.Specifically the ACCEND programme is for:support workersnursing associatesnursesallied health professionalspsychologistspharmacists.Significant parts of the workforce are under pressure now. At risk of being without the right number of healthcare professionals with the right knowledge, skills and capabilities to effectively deliver the NHS Long Term Plan.The ambitions for the future of cancer workforce were recently launched in the Long Term Workforce Plan.The ACCEND programme will help increase and improve the supply of the cancer healthcare professional workforce in the future.CPD Reflection Points:Read the associated resources posted alongside this episode. What are the benefits and limitations of a programme such as ACCEND? Reflect on how aligning your development goals with national initiatives like ACCEND can help you stay relevant and forward-thinking in your practice.Reflect on the importance of ensuring equal access to educational and developmental opportunities for all healthcare professionals, including assistant practitioners and support staff, as highlighted by ACCEND.Complete this form for your accredited digital badge: Digital Badge Form.Links from the Episode:Humber and North Yorkshire's cancer alliance Facebook pageACCEND Framework | NHS England | Workforce, training and educationMacmillan (ACCEND)Learning Hub - HomeResearch links from the Episode:Using the Aspirant Cancer Career and Education Development (ACCEND) framework in the workplaceRad Chat Links:Rad Chat WebsiteLink TreeFacebookInstagramLinkedInTikTokBlueSkyYouTubeCredits: Music and jingle credits: Dr. Ben Potts and Adam Cooke.
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