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WA Cancer Plan 2020-2025
WA Cancer Plan 2020-2025
Since 2012, improvements to cancer prevention, screening, diagnosis and treatment in Western Australia have been guided by the WA Cancer Plan 2012-2017. The WA Cancer Plan aligns with national, state and territory frameworks and national and international best practice benchmarks to create a cancer strategy designed to benefit Western Australians.
The WA Cancer Plan 2020-2025 will continue to improve cancer outcomes for Western Australians. A key component is to address the State Government’s commitment for a long term approach for cancer research for Western Australia which made a commitment to “attract and retain top cancer specialists in WA, develop the skills of the WA cancer workforce and ensure WA patients get access to world-first treatment trials” (State Government Election Commitment).
Work to develop the WA Cancer Plan 2020 – 2025 commenced in April 2019 and was completed in February 2020.
Targeted Consumer Engagement
The Department of Health has engaged the Health Consumer’s Council to determine consumer priorities and perspectives on cancer control and cancer research in WA in order to guide the development of the WA Cancer Plan 2020-2025 and to ensure it is patient centric. Consumer perspectives are being obtained through online surveys and have been portrayed through written stories and videos. This information will inform the current state and future needs for cancer control and cancer research.
Research and Innovation Forum - Cancer Research
Widespread consultation was undertaken on Monday 13 May at the Research and Innovation Forum hosted collaboratively by the Department of Health’s WA Cancer and Palliative Care Network Policy Unit and the Research Development Unit. The Forum set out to consult with the health and medical research and innovation sector to inform the development of the Health and Medical Research and Innovation Strategy and the research component of the WA Cancer Plan 2010 – 2025.
Approximately 200 people attended the Forum with a quarter of attendees representing the cancer research sector. The Forum provided an opportunity for a range of people to identify key strengths and challenges for cancer research in WA and key initiatives to be considered in the development of the WA Cancer Plan 2020-2025.
Cancer Research Online Submissions
The consultation to inform the key priorities and actions for the cancer research component of the WA Cancer Plan is now closed. Over 142 responses were received.
Cancer Control Stakeholder Forum
Stakeholder consultation with consumers and the WA cancer sector was undertaken on 26 July 2019 hosted by the WA Cancer and Palliative Care Network Policy Unit. The Forum set out to identify key strengths, challenges and initiatives for cancer control in WA in order to inform the development of the WA Cancer Plan 2020-2025.
Approximately 150 people representative of consumers, public, private and non-government organisations, clinicians and service planners spanning the continuum of cancer control attended the Forum and provided valuable input to the development of the WA Cancer Plan 2020 – 2025.
Cancer Control Forum summary of preliminary outputs (PDF 204KB)
Cancer Control Online Submissions
Extensive consultation with people affected by cancer, community members, leaders in cancer control, health professionals and researchers, as well as many government and non-government organisations is underway. To date, this has involved consultation activities with over 400 stakeholders including interviews with a range of health professionals and researchers, an online consumer survey conducted by the Health Consumer Council, a Research and Innovation Forum undertaken on 13 May 2019, a Cancer Control Forum undertaken on 26 July 2019 and cancer research online survey and submissions.
An Online consultation to identify key strengths, challenges and initiatives for cancer control is now open. Feedback provided will shape cancer care and contribute to the development of the WA Cancer Plan 2020-2025.
More information
For further information please email WACPCN.PolicyUnit@health.wa.gov.au.
Last reviewed: 04-02-2020
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WA Cancer and Palliative Care Network