Countdown to Lobectomy: Interventions to Improve Waiting Times for Lung Cancer Resection

Key Points

• The aim is to evaluate interventions that can reduce waiting times for lung cancer surgeries.
• Implemented joint clinics for coordinated care.
• Facilitated patient pooling initiatives for better resource allocation.
• Evaluated compliance with national surgical waiting time targets.
• Interventions led to significant reductions in surgical waiting times.
• Compliance with national targets remained poor despite interventions.
• Further improvements may require increased investment in healthcare infrastructure.

Abstract