ESTRO 2024 - Abstract Book

S5887

RTT - Service evaluation, quality assurance and risk management

ESTRO 2024

Conclusion:

Our study brings insights into the actual reality of the Belgian RTT workforce.

Different needs were identified and recommendations on training, recruitment and retention were made. An in-depth study of the factors influencing current and future RTT needs should be addressed and properly deliberated by a task force group. In addition, they should also update the Belgian RTT staffing model, basing the number of RTTs on equipment and associated clinical activities.

In the meantime, in the absence of a plan to deal with workforce shortages and other needs, the quality of Belgian RT is at high risk.

Keywords: Workforce needs, recommendations, qualitative data

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Assessment of variation in adjuvant breast radiotherapy practice in England for quality improvement

Ami Mehta 1 , Imogen Locke 1,2 , Katie Spencer 3,4,5 , Catherine Roe 3 , Kim Fell 1 , Tim Illidge 6 , Alexander Burnett 7 , Anna Kirby 2 , Charlotte Coles 8 , Carolyn Taylor 9 , Michael Sharpe 3 , Alexander Kao 3 , Daniela Tataru 3 1 NHS England, Cancer National Programme of Care, Specialised Commissioning, London, United Kingdom. 2 The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, Department of Radiotherapy, London/Surrey, United Kingdom. 3 NHS England, National Disease Registration Service (NDRS), Leeds, United Kingdom. 4 University of Leeds, Leeds Institute of Health Sciences, Leeds, United Kingdom. 5 Leeds Teaching Hospital NHS Trust, Department of Radiotherapy, Leeds, United Kingdom. 6 The Christie NHS Foundation Trust, Department of Radiotherapy, Manchester, United Kingdom. 7 Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Department of Radiotherapy, Sheffield, United Kingdom. 8 University of Cambridge, Department of Radiotherapy, Cambridge, United Kingdom. 9 University of Oxford, Department of Radiotherapy, Oxford, United Kingdom The 2021 Royal College of Radiologists (RCR) audit 1 identified significant variation in breast radiotherapy compared to the quality standards from the 2016 RCR consensus statements 2 and the 2018 updated National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) NG101 guideline 3 . Findings of this audit highlighted variation in partial breast irradiation, tumour bed boost, internal mammary node irradiation and breath hold and cardiac-sparing techniques. The National Disease Registration Service (NDRS) receives monthly submissions of standardised radiotherapy activity data which forms the Radiotherapy Data Set (RTDS). This routine collection of data provides the opportunity for consistent monitoring of radiotherapy across England. In addition, the use of ProKnow to support inter-provider peer review provides a further opportunity to assess more in-depth dosimetric data. Purpose/Objective: