Purpose:
Provide you with an opportunity to demonstrate your understanding of the core requirements of a Practice Development Proposal using the theoretical principles of McCormack’s Practice Development Theory.
Scenario :Enhancing a Women’s Breast Cancer Program in a Community Hospital
Background:
You have been appointed as a healthcare consultant for a community hospital that is keen on improving its Women’s Breast Cancer Program. This program provides comprehensive care, including screening, diagnosis, treatment, and follow-up for breast cancer patients. While the hospital has a dedicated team and good facilities, it faces challenges in areas such as patient education, multidisciplinary collaboration, and support services.
Challenges:
Patient Education & Awareness: Enhancing patient understanding of the risks, screening processes, treatment options and post-treatment care.
Multidisciplinary Collaboration: Strengthening cooperation among various specialists (oncologists, surgeons, radiologists, nurses, and counsellors) for integrated patient care.
Access to Advanced Treatments: Ensuring patients have access to the latest treatments and clinical trials.
Psychosocial Support Services: Providing comprehensive support services, including mental health support, for patients and their families.
Community Outreach and Engagement: Engaging with the wider community for breast cancer awareness and early detection campaigns.
Important Points to Keep in Mind:
Develop an innovative and effective proposal for the enhancement of the Women’s Breast Cancer Program.
Use McCormack’s theory as a guiding framework and address the identified challenges.
Detailed evidence based strategies
Evaluation Plan – how are you going to monitor and assess the success of the chosen strategies?
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Note: Use the implementation of challenges as : integrated electronic health records (EHRs),multidisciplinary team (MDT) meetings, Creating individualized care plans
-Use of vancouver style ( in-text numbering and referencing biliography )
-Use the below outlined paper
