title: Implementing the National Institute of Clinical Excellence improving outcome guidelines for head and neck cancer: developing a business plan with reorganisation of head and neck cancer services.
abstract: The implementation of the National Institute of Clinical Excellence improving outcome guidelines (NICE-IOG) manual for head and neck cancer may have a huge potential cost implication. Head and neck cancer is a rare disease which utilises large quantities of resources which can only be provided in a tertiary centre. Head and neck cancer services should be centralised into a single site for each cancer network. A new higher tariff rate for complex head and neck cancer cases is needed which recognises the true cost of this work. Each network should set its own tariff to make head and neck cancer care financially viable.
authors.forename: J-P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Jeannon
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Abbs
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Calman
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gleeson
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Lyons
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Hussain
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: McGurk
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: O'Connell
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Probert
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Ng
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Simo
mesh_terms: D004739:England; D006258:Head and Neck Neoplasms / Q000191:economics / Q000628:therapy*; D017048:Health Care Costs; D006287:Health Planning Guidelines; D006754:Hospital Restructuring; D006801:Humans; D033183:Interdisciplinary Communication; D016522:Oncology Service, Hospital / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000592:standards; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care / Q000191:economics / Q000592:standards*; D010348:Patient Care Team