Improve experience of care and innovative radiotherapy techniques

Our aim to improve access across the network to modern, advanced and innovative radiotherapy techniques.

Protocols

We are aligning all radiotherapy clinical protocols across the Network to ensure patients receive the same standard of care wherever they have their treatment.

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New Innovations

Radiotherapy continues to rapidly evolve and as its delivery becomes more complex, it is very imperative that radiotherapy healthcare professionals can access state of art techniques, and tools that are proven precise and powerful.

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Services Changes

The Radiotherapy Network Oversight Group agree the Network work programme every year based on the requirements set up in the NHS Long Term Plan for Cancer.

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What is Thames Valley and Wessex Radiotherapy ODN?

Thames Valley and Wessex Radiotherapy Operational Delivery Network (ODN) is one of eleven organisational networks established to improve provision of radiotherapy in England and links five radiotherapy centres and their satellites across Thames Valley and Wessex.

The ODN serves a population of 5.2 million (2.3 million in Thames Valley and 2.9 million in Wessex) providing comprehensive cancer services including a full range of radiotherapy treatments for adults.

The ODN works closely with Thames Valley Cancer Alliance, Wessex Cancer Alliance to improve care pathways.

The on-going development of the ODN including preparation and subsequently delivery of the annual work programme approved by the constituent providers, the Cancer Alliances, and the NHS Specialised Commission Team.

About Us

Our Aims & Goals

Improve access across the Network to modern, advanced and innovative radiotherapy techniques
Improve experience of care through management of patients by an experienced multi-professional tumour specific subspecialty team
Increase participation in research and clinical trials
Reduce variation in quality by adopting standardised best practice protocols and by doing so improving patients’ outcomes including reducing mortality and morbidity from adverse side effects
Reduce variation in equipment utilisation through changing operating arrangements, clinical practice, and equipment replacement.