What are OCPs?
Optimal Care Pathways are national guides that describe the best possible cancer care for patients with specific types of cancer. The pathways describe the key stages in a patient’s cancer journey, from diagnosis to survivorship or end-of-life care, and the expected optimal care at each stage to ensure all people diagnosed with cancer get the best care, regardless of where they live or have cancer treatment.
To learn more about OCPs, watch the below videos or keep reading.
Why access cancer OCPs through HealthPathways?
HealthPathways translates recommendations within guidelines, such as the Optimal Care Pathways, to provide specific clinical advice and guidance that is localised, including service gaps and latest evidence. HealthPathways are supported by local referral pathways including specific health service referral information and related policies and guidelines. This provides GPs with an integrated and comprehensive resource at the point of care.
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Cancer-related pathways with OCP links
Note that you must be registered and logged in to access the links below.
- Anaemia in Adults
- B-Cell Chronic Lymphocytic Leukaemia (B-CLL)
- Brain Tumours
- Bone Pain
- Breast Cancer – Established
- Breast Cancer Follow-up
- Breast Cancer Screening
- Breast Symptoms
- Cancer of Unknown Primary
- Cancer Supportive Care
- Cervical Cancer
- Cervical Screening
- Endometrial Cancer
- Familial Breast or Ovarian Cancer Syndromes
- Fibroids
- Headaches in Adults
- Intermenstrual Bleeding
- Keratinocyte Cancers (Non-Melanoma Skin Cancers)
- Liver Cancer
- Lymphoma
- Neck Lumps in Adults
- Neurofibromatosis
- Oral Lesions, Ulcers, and Infections
- Ovarian Cancer Follow-up
- Ovarian Cancer – Established
- Pancreatic Cancer - Established
- Postcoital Bleeding
- Soft Tissue Lumps and Sarcoma in Adults
- Suspected Pancreatic Cancer
I-PACED resources
The I-PACED (Implementing Pathways for Cancer Early Diagnosis) resources highlight recommendations in the OCPs and provide information about prevention, early detection, initial investigation and referral pathways. These resources were developed with an aim to assist GPs about critical primary care points and the recommended care that should be offered. Refer to the resource cards for:
To learn more about the work Murray PHN is doing with OCPs click here.
Page last updated 6 April 2021
