Launch of Saolta University Health Care Group Cancer Centre Annual Report 2015

The Minister for Health Simon Harris TD has launched the Saolta University Health Care Group Centre Annual Report for 2015.

Commenting Maurice Power, CEO of the Saolta Group said, “I would like to thank Minister Harris for launching this report for the Group. The Saolta University Health Care Group provides an integrated cancer programme that involves diagnosis, treatment, supportive and palliative care across all cancer specialities. Improving patient access to rapid access clinics is a key on-going priority for the Saolta Group. This report highlights a number of key milestones in the delivery of cancer services across the Group including the implementation of a new electronic patient record system (Mosaiq) for radiation oncology patients which was successfully implemented in UHG and made available to all sites across the group. Progress is continuing on the development of a new radiation oncology facility in Galway as part of the National Programme for Radiation Oncology and the on-going development of the cross border radiotherapy project in conjunction with our partners the Western Health and Social Care Trust enables Donegal patients access radiotherapy treatment in Altnagelvin. I would like to pay tribute to the many staff working to provide cancer services across the Group and thank them for their commitment to the delivery of quality healthcare”.

Professor Michael Kerin, Chair, Cancer Strategy Group, Saolta University Health Care Group added, “At the core of the national cancer strategy is the patient’s individualised treatment plan which must be designed and delivered by the multidisciplinary team. In our programme, the multidisciplinary team lies at the core of the Cancer Centre’s activities. This report highlights the very significant programme of cancer care taking place across the Saolta Group. This involves the delivery of cancer surgery predominately in UHG, radiation oncology at UHG and medical oncology across Portiuncula University Hospital, Mayo University Hospital, Sligo University Hospital, Letterkenny University Hospital and UHG. Best outcomes for cancer patients are achieved in an environment that is clinically driven and research led. The development of the Lambe Institute and Medical Academies across the Group’s hospitals continues to enable this environment”.

The Saolta University Health Care Group Cancer Centre Annual Report 2015 is available to download here