What is personalised care?
Personalised care and support is being introduced across the country to support a more systematic and proactive approach to cancer care and rehabilitation to aid recovery. There is more emphasis in empowering people to manage their own care by giving them the appropriate information and support to do so. The aim is to shift from a standard ‘one size fits all’ approach to one which is patient-centred and where clinical, psychosocial and practical needs are assessed and managed effectively. The personalised care and support is made up of the following elements: