Midland Cancer Network
Cancer touches most people and their family/whanau at some time in their lives, whether this is through diagnosis and treatment or caring for someone with cancer.
The Midland Cancer Network has a leadership, facilitation and co-ordination role in bringing together and working with stakeholders across the organisational and service boundaries to:
- reduce the incidence and impact of cancer
- reduce the inequalities with respect to cancer; and
- improve the experience and outcomes for people with cancer.
We work closely with representatives of people who have had cancer, carers, health professionals and managers in the implementation of the New Zealand Cancer Control Strategy (2003) and New Zealand Cancer Control Strategy Action Plan 2005-2010 (2005) for the people in the Midland Cancer Network area. Our intent is to improve the journey of cancer patients and their family/whānau through the complex pathway of care, working towards equitable, high quality, patient centred, evidence based and multidisciplinary care.
The network’s three strategic directions for 2009-2014 are to:
· share knowledge and information to enable informed decision making
· facilitate regional service quality improvement leading to better, sooner, more convenient services and
· support innovation and infrastructure development to reduce inequalities and build capacity and capability
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Latest Work Plan's/Reports
- Midland Cancer Network 2010-11 Work Plan
- Midland Cancer Network 6 Monthly Report
- Midland Cancer Network Strategic Plan (2009-2014)
Training/Workshops
- Survivorship Forum - advance notification
- Lakes DHB Fourth Health Research Seminar
- SIOP 43rd Congress of the International Society of Paediatric Oncology 25-30 October 2011, Auckland
- LCP Expert Advisory Group - second call for nominations
- National LCP Training Worshops 2010
- Palliative Care Education Calendar
- The Cancer Consumer Representative Training Programme in 2010
- Inaugural Cancer Symposium- Wellington/February 16-18, 2011
- New Zealand national clinical nurse specialist conference 13 May 2011, Novotel, Hamilton
New Publications
- Ministry of Health release the Guidance for Improving Supportive Care for Adults with Cancer in New Zealand document
- Release of Cancer Projections: Incidence 2004-08 to 2014-18
- Gap Analysis of Specialist Palliative Care in New Zealand: providing a national overview of hospice and hospital-based services report
Whats New
- Launch of MelNet Member Directory
- Bowel Screening Pilot Announcement
- Research Grants, Professional Development Awards and Special Purpose Grants through the Genesis Trust - visit http://www.genesisoncology.org.nz/web/10136/6 - applications close 20th August 2010
- Cancer Society - Expressions of Interest to Provide a Pilot Cancer Education Programme
- National Stocktake of innovative services for people with suspected lung cancer:
- Health Research Council of NZ (HRC) "Oppourtunities for HRC Funding". For more information visit: www.hrc.govt.nz



