The Victorian Cancer Survivorship program (VCSP) Phase II Grants Scheme was established in 2016 to further support development of innovative programs and models of care across acute, primary and community care sectors over a three year period.
A total of 24 grants have been awarded to services in metropolitan, rural and regional areas through this scheme. This includes Type 1 Grants aiming to build capacity (15), Type 2 Grants to support innovative approaches to survivorship care (2) and Type 3 Grants to test models of shared care and to facilitate greater collaboration between the acute, primary and community care sectors (7).
An evaluation framework and a further package of evaluation training and mentoring was developed for the VCSP with the aim to build evaluation capability of project teams and enable consistency, quality and efficiency in data capture and analysis. Consistency in the formative and summative evaluation design and execution will enable assessment of the state-wide reach and impact of VCSP.
Eleven projects, comprising 10 Type 1 projects and one Type 3 project have been completed to date. The outcomes of the projects have included the development of resources for specific patient groups, individual and group programs to support cancer survivors, and programs for the education of clinicians in survivorship care. This poster presentation will detail outcomes of the 11 already completed projects and preliminary results of the 13 projects still in implementation.
Evaluation of the impact of VCSP Phase II is already in progress to inform future directions and focus for the next Victorian Cancer Plan in 2020.