Exploring the Coordination of Cancer Care for Teenagers and Young Adults in England and Wales: BRIGHTLIGHT_2021 Rapid Qualitative Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Commissioning of 'joint care' across teenage and young adult (TYA) principal treatment centres (PTC) and regional designated hospitals was introduced to enable cancer care closer to home, while providing support through the TYA multidisciplinary team. We aimed to explore the processes being used to enable inter-organisational collaboration under joint care models through rapid ethnography.

Methods

Healthcare professionals in TYA PTCs in England and Wales between June 2022 and December 2023 were identified by the TYA lead in each PTC as delivering TYA cancer care. Semi-structured interviews were conducted virtually or by telephone based on the structuration model of collaboration proposed by D'Amour. Data were analysed against the model through framework analysis.<

SUBMITTER: Bautista-Gonzalez E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12691236 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature