The Need to Streamline Cancer Pathways

Intelligent Automation is supporting the NHS to deliver on key cancer targets, such as waiting times and referral to treatment (RTT) standards. By accelerating manual tasks, such as tracking patients through multiple complex pathways, and managing data across disparate clinical systems, Intelligent Automation is improving clinical outcomes by enabling the NHS to see and treat patients in a more timely and efficient manner.

earlier diagnosis
faster results and improved patient tracking
transfer treatment times

System Priorities

  • Improve Faster Diagnostic Standards (FDS) – 75% of cases to be diagnosed at stage 1 or 2 by 2028
  • Meet 31 and 62-day treatment targets
  • Deliver personalised care
  • Maximise capacity across the system
  • Develop strategic partnerships

Key Benefits of Intelligent Automation:

Transforms Patient Care

Transforms Patient Care

Reduces Referral Backlog

Reduces Referral Backlog

Improves Waitlist Managements

Improves Waitlist Managements

Reduces Clinical Risk

Reduces Clinical Risk

Enhances Data Quality

Enhances Data Quality

Increases Workforce Capability

Increases Workforce Capability

Sharon Osterfield – Transformation Director, e18 Innovation

“In the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic, the NHS is confronting a substantial challenge in addressing the backlog of cancer care, potentially hindering national and local goals of timely diagnosis and enhanced outcomes. Embracing the potential of a digital workforce can allow trusts to unlock significant productivity gains, by eliminating a significant amount of manual processing. Moreover, this approach holds the promise of facilitating early detection, thereby reducing clinical risks and improving patient outcomes.”

How Can Intelligent Automation Support the NHS to Deliver on Key Cancer Targets?

Intelligent Automation can be leveraged to support cancer pathways in several ways, including processing referrals, screening, diagnosis, triage and treatments. Automation technology is able to interoperate with all Electronic Patient Record systems and Cancer Registers to ensure productivity is maximised and information is shared in an accurate and timely manner.

Intelligent Automation can also analyse large amounts of disease specific data from multiple sources, at patient level or across regions, to identify patterns and trends that may be useful in cancer research or treatment. This can help researchers improve existing treatments or develop new ones.

Conversational AI can also be utilised to improve patient engagement by providing patients with information about their condition and treatment options, helping them to manage their symptoms and side effects, and supporting them to better manage their own care.

Cancer Care: Transforming Cancer Pathways with Automation

Louise Wall – Managing Director & Founder, e18 Innovation

“By combining the power of advanced technology with the expertise of dedicated healthcare professionals, e18 Innovation is supporting the NHS to transform cancer care and work towards a future where timely, accurate cancer diagnoses and treatment are accessible to all.”

Use Cases:

Referral Management & Prioritisation

Referral Management & Prioritisation

Diagnostics & Results Monitoring

Diagnostics & Results Monitoring

Waiting Time Breach Validation

Waiting Time Breach Validation

Appointment Management

Appointment Management

Data Transfer

Data Transfer

Patient Recall/Screening Reminders

Patient Recall/Screening Reminders

MDT Patient Pathway Tracking

MDT Patient Pathway Tracking

Patient Initiated Follow up

Patient Initiated Follow up (PIFU)

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FAQ

Automation helps address challenges like increasing patient demand, financial pressures, and administrative overheads. For cancer care, timely and efficient patient journeys are crucial. Automation ensures these processes are optimised and error-free.

IA enables faster referrals, efficient tracking of patients through their treatment journey, and streamlined reporting. This ensures patients receive timely care and reduces the strain on healthcare providers.

Processes such as, but not limited to, handling referrals from GPs to hospitals, managing multidisciplinary team meetings, streamlining diagnostic reporting, and ensuring timely follow-ups can be automated.

IA optimises various processes, ensuring referrals and treatments are handled quickly and scheduled efficiently. This minimises waiting times, allowing patients to begin their treatment sooner.

Yes, automation can handle appointment reminders and rescheduling, which reduces the number of DNAs. This ensures better utilisation of resources and timely care for patients.

e18 understands the unique challenges of each NHS Trust and designs tailored automation solutions. e18’s focus is on improving patient experience, streamlining processes, and ensuring timely care.

Yes, e18 has partnered with various NHS Trusts and implemented IA solutions. The results include reduced waiting times, improved efficiency, and better patient care. Detailed success stories can be found here.

IA solutions designed by e18 prioritise data security and adhere to all data protection regulations. This ensures that all patient data is handled with the utmost confidentiality.

NHS trusts adhere to strict data protection regulations, ensuring that patient data is encrypted, access is restricted, and robust security measures are in place to protect against breaches.

While there’s an upfront investment in implementing IA, the long-term benefits include reduced manual labour, decreased errors, and increased efficiency. This can deliver direct cost savings for the NHS Trusts, in addition to the significant qualitative benefits delivered by the solution.

You can contact e18’s team of experts for an in-depth consultation. They will evaluate the specific requirements of your Trust and guide you through options for your automation journey.

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