CHKS Standards for Oncology 2016

This is the fourth set of standards for Oncology Services, which builds on the success of the previous set for oncology services (2013). In addition to the review of current practice and guidance, the standards have been extended to include further relevant sections from CHKS’ wider library of standards for health and social care.

In addition to feedback from clients and surveyors and updated professional guidance, we have extended the role of the multidisciplinary team, added standards for operating theatres and end of life care and some further clarity provided on the indicators.

Of particular note is that the standards now include the four general sections of the CHKS Standards relating to core functions:

1. Leadership and Management
2. Risk and Safety
3. Patient Centred Care
4. Facilities and Site Services

This ensures a consistent approach when applying CHKS standards to different types of organisations and that the attainment of CHKS accreditation is based on consistent standards, consistently applied across the spectrum of different health and care providers. 
 
Key improvements include:

• Agreed standards for Leadership and Management, Risk and Safety, Patient Centred Care and Facilities and Site Services
• Additional standard for Operating Theatres
• Additional standard for End of Life Care
• Additional standard for Clinical Haematology
• The standards are also ‘tagged’ to the CQC Key Lines of Enquiry requirement and the national regulator of Ireland, Health Information and Quality Authority, National Standards for Safer Better Healthcare.
• The standards are also cross-referenced to the new requirements of ISO 9001 (2015)

Work carried out in relation to other regulatory requirements will therefore feed into the CHKS accreditation and assurance programmes.  Likewise, working to implement these standards will help in the achievement of national requirements and regulations at an organisational level.  

SECTION 1: ORGANISATIONAL LEADERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT 
Standard 1: Leadership and service management
Standard 2: Quality and governance
Standard 3: Financial management
Standard 4: Human resources
Standard 5: Education, training and development of staff

SECTION 2: PATIENT CENTRED CARE
Standard 6: Patient pathway
Standard 7: Patient rights and needs
Standard 8: Information for patients
Standard 9: Clinical records

SECTION 3: CLINICAL ONCOLOGY SeRVICES
Standard 10: Cancer services
Standard 11: Chemotherapy
Standard 12: Clinical Haematology
Standard 13: Radiotherapy physics
Standard 14: Radiotherapy
Standard 15: Treatment of children and young people

SECTION 4: OPERATING THEATRES
Standard 16: Operating Theatres
 
SECTION 5: END OF LIFE CARE
Standard 17: End of life care

SECTION 6: RISK AND SAFETY
Standard 18: Risk management
Standard 19: Health and safety
Standard 20: Fire safety
Standard 21: Waste management
Standard 22: Clinical risk management and patient safety
Standard 23: Resuscitation
Standard 24: Management of medicines
Standard 25: Management of medical equipment
Standard 26: Infection Prevention and Control
Standard 27: Information technology and governance

SECTION 7: FACTILITIES AND SITE SERVICES
Standard 28: Access, environment and facilities management
Standard 29: Security
Standard 30: Catering services
Standard 31: Housekeeping
Standard 32: Reception and administrative services