Access useful resources to help understand the staffing and governance structures needed for a successful screening programme including multidisciplinary teams, planning for workforce capacity, and ensuring clear leadership and accountability.
Governance
- The Lung Cancer Policy Network has published policy briefs focusing on the importance of developing a clear protocol for low-dose CT (LDCT) screening, which should include guidance on eligibility criteria, recruitment strategies, and data monitoring and evaluation.
- NHS England has produced a standard protocol outlining clinical governance requirements, along with service and quality indicators for targeted screening for lung cancer across England.
- CCI4EU is a European initiative aiming to help Member States and Associated Countries to rethink the cancer culture by funding a more equitable transfer of knowledge to everyone. Access resources on cancer screening including policy recommendations on governance, organisation and evaluation of cancer screening.
Workforce and economics
- The Lung Cancer Policy Network also includes information on workforce capacity for lung cancer screening.
- The UK National Screening Committee (UK NSC) Lung Cancer Screening proposal emphasises the need to update cost-effectiveness evaluations to identify the most effective screening strategies, including the target population, screening intervals, and risk thresholds.
- The SOLACE project evaluated the cost-effectiveness of (national) LDCT screening programs for Croatia, Estonia and Poland. Read the full report.
- The SOLACE project looked at how artificial intelligence tools could support radiologists workflows. Read the full paper.
Accessibility and sustainability
- The SOLACE project published a paper on how to make lung cancer screening programmes sustainable and accessible. Read the paper.
Patient engagement
- The Irish Lung Health check included two patient representatives on the steering committee to ensure that the trial design and patient engagement were shaped by people with lived experience. Watch a video to learn more.