We have published 16 Optimal Cancer Care Pathways (OCCPs) for eight solid tumours and eight blood cancers that affect people in Aotearoa New Zealand. These pathways describe contemporary best practice for the delivery of optimal cancer care by tumour type. Each OCCP has been designed in partnership with the sector:
- with the needs of the person and their whānau (family) at the heart
- to reflect the best service capabilities available in New Zealand
- to provide a national expectation of equitable, high-quality, timely, and evidence-based cancer prevention and care for all New Zealanders.
The OCCPs are a pathway for organisational system leaders and service providers to help:
- identify centres of excellence and share learnings with others
- identify gaps in existing cancer services
- address barriers and unwarranted variations in accessing high-quality care
- identify opportunities for system improvements
- continually improve how services are planned and coordinated over time.
You can read Edition One of each OCCP, along with Principles and Supplementary Information on the Our Work, Guidance, and Publications sections of our website.
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