The Quality of Cancer Care Initiative in the Netherlands

Michel W.J.M. Wouters , Marlies L.E.A. Jansen-Landheer (1) , Cornelis J.H. van de Velde (2)

1 CEO of Comprehensive Cancer Centre Amsterdam
2 Surgical Oncologist at the Leiden University Medical Center

In 2007 the Dutch Cancer Society formed a 'Quality of Cancer Care' taskforce comprising medical specialists, from all disciplines involved in the care for cancer patients. This taskforce was charged with the evaluation of quality of cancer care in the Netherlands and the development of strategies for improvement.

Mots clés: quality of care; variation; hospital volume; hospital specialization; quality assurance; guideline adherence; medical audit; comprehensive cancer centre

Michel W.J.M. Wouters, Marlies L.E.A. Jansen-Landheer, Cornelis J.H. van de Velde. The Quality of Cancer Care Initiative in the Netherlands. EJSO - European Journal of Surgical Oncology, 2010, 36, ⟨10.1016/j.ejso.2010.06.004⟩. ⟨hal-00612397⟩