National Breast Cancer Working Group
The National Breast Cancer working Group has been established to develop national breast cancer service standards and patient pathway by 30 June 2013.
Membership
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Name |
Specialty / expertise |
DHB / Organisation / Location |
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Chair | ||
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Ian Campbell |
Breast and general surgeon |
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Members | ||
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Anne Allan-Moetaua |
Pacific perspective |
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Grant Broadhurst |
Breast, endocrine and general surgeon |
Hawke’s Bay DHB |
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Libby Burgess |
Consumer |
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Raewyn Calvert |
Consumer |
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Mary Christie |
Pathologist |
Counties Manukau DHB |
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Birgit Dijkstra |
Breast, endocrine and general surgeon |
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Mark Elwood |
Cancer epidemiologist |
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Alison Foster |
Primary care physician / breast physician |
Capital & Coast DHB |
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Marli Gregory |
Clinical lead Also breast physician |
BreastScreen Aotearoa |
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Claire Hardie |
Radiation oncologist |
MidCentral DHB |
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Gavin Harris |
Pathologist |
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Barbara Hochstein |
Radiologist |
Lakes DHB |
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Marion Kuper |
Medical oncologist |
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Cheryl MacDonald |
Clinical nurse specialist |
MidCentral DHB |
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Glenys Mitchell |
Clinical nurse specialist |
Southern DHB – |
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Kiri Peita |
Māori perspective |
Bay of Plenty DHB |
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Garth |
Breast and general surgeon |
Counties Manukau DHB |
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David Porter |
Medical oncologist |
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Glenys Round |
Radiation oncologist Also palliative care physician |
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Jeremy Sharr |
Radiologist |
Christchurch Radiology Group |
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Meredith Simcock |
Plastic surgeon |
Counties Manukau DHB |
Meeting dates
v Initial workshop: Friday 29 June 2012 (complete)
v First meeting working group: Wednesday 26 September 2012,
v Second meeting working group: Wednesday 14 November 2012,
v Third meeting: 25 February 2013
v Fourth meeting: May 2013
Timeframe for completing work
v First draft standards: September 2012 (complete)
v Second draft standards: November 2012 (in progress)
v Third draft standards: February 2013
v Stakeholder consultation on draft standards: April / May 2013
v Fourth draft of standards / post consultation draft of standards: May 2013
v Finalise standards: June 2013
v Finalised breast cancer standards provided to the Ministry of Health: 30 June 2013
Communication with stakeholders
v Stakeholder update - December 2012
v The working group will be asking for feedback on the standards through stakeholder consultation. Stakeholder consultation is expected to take place during March / April 2013.
Stakeholder database
A Stakeholder database is being populated.
If you would like to receive stakeholder updates and participate in the consultation on the breast cancer standards then please send an email request to Loryn Scanlan loryn.scanlan@waikatodhb.health.nz with “Please add to the National Breast Cancer Stakeholder Database” in the subject line and please provide the following details in the email: first and last name, position and organisation.
Minutes of meetings
v Workshop: 29 June 2012 link to minutes
v Meeting: 26 September 2012 link to minutes
v Meeting: 14 November 2012
