Karim El-Shakankery: karim.el-shakankery2@nhs.scot

Jane Stewart: jane.stewart@nhslothian.scot.nhs.uk

Content has been checked for accessibility in line with the relevant RDS standard operating procedure.

The Oncology Department at the Edinburgh Cancer Centre will ensure that guidelines remain as updated as possible.

The content of this toolkit has been reviewed by NHS Lothian clinicians. The app has been tested by colleagues within the department, including consultants, SpRs, SHOs and ANPs. Feedback was requested from the whole department on the content, usability, appearance and function of the app and online platform.

The content within the toolkit complies with copyright legislation and that permission to embed content from external sources has been obtained where required.

Copyright permission has been obtained to reproduce sections of the UKONS Acute oncology initial guidelines v.4.0 .

Flaticon images have been used as icons within this toolkit. The RDS use of Flaticon images is covered by the licence paid by Tactuum Ltd as software provider of the RDS platform.

Unless otherwise indicated, copyright in this app/website is retained by NHS Lothian 2024.

The content is based on robust evidence-based guidelines, including NHS and SMC guidelines, alongside European guidelines. All documents produced for the Edinburgh Cancer Centre guidelines undergo stringent quality checking, including review of the evidence and where it has come from. 

Oncology is incredibly evidence-based and most of the guidance comes from phase III clinical trials, which are used to generate national and local guidance.

When documents are updated, evidence is re-reviewed and guidance is updated accordingly.

All relevant committees/bodies have signed off on app generation. All teams have subsequently been made aware of the app and been given access to review it, prior to its formal release.

Guidance available on this toolkit is also available on the Oncology Online Quality System. To be available on the Oncology Online Quality System, it will also have been reviewed by the local Oncology Drug and Therapeutics Committee.

The Oncology Department at the Edinburgh Cancer Centre will oversee ongoing development. This is primarily controlled by Jane Stewart, Oncology Quality Manager.

If you have any questions, comments or feedback about this toolkit, please contact us:

jane.stewart@nhslothian.scot.nhs.uk

Feedback using this email address will be monitored Monday-Friday excluding public holidays and escalated as appropriate.

A hazard log has been completed and will be kept up to date.

No patient information is included to decrease risk to patients.

Internet connectivity has been considered - the app is available via mobile data and other internet connections outside of the NHS Lothian intranet.

The content was reviewed by NHS Lothian clinicians in April 2024. Responders were asked to comment on the ease of navigation, look and content of the toolkit. All comments were addressed and amendments made.