Cancer Care Coordination
Up to 100,000 avoidable cancer deaths occur in Europe every year — not from a lack of treatments, but from failures of coordination, communication and follow-through. The tumour board meets. The actions do not follow.
The problem
Cancer pathways involve many teams over many months: surgeons, oncologists, radiologists, pathologists, clinical nurse specialists, GPs. Each MDT generates decisions. But tracking those decisions across teams, sites and time is where the system breaks down.
Tumour board platforms record what was discussed. They do not track what happened next.
How CAREFUL solves it
CAREFUL bridges the gap between MDT decision and completed action. After a tumour board discussion, each decision becomes a tracked action in CAREFUL — assigned to a named clinician, visible to the whole pathway team, with a due date and audit trail.
If the action requires another team or organisation — a surgical referral, a radiology review, a GP follow-up — it travels as a structured referral with conversation thread and status tracking.
The cancer CNS or pathway coordinator has real-time visibility of every patient's action status. Outstanding items are visible at a glance. Follow-up is proactive, not reactive.
Along the whole pathway
Cancer care does not stop at the hospital door. CAREFUL works across organisational boundaries, so the coordination plan can extend to primary care, community services and specialist centres. One shared plan, from diagnosis to survivorship.
Who uses this
Cancer MDTs, tumour boards, pathway coordinators, clinical nurse specialists — anyone responsible for ensuring that cancer treatment decisions are carried through to completion.