Table 2.
Presentation of Other Demand, Capacity, and Workforce Data for Benchmarking
| Factor | Netherlands Cancer Institute 2007 | Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre Q3 2011 |
|---|---|---|
| No. of chairs/beds | 30 | 19 |
| Median No. of patients per day | — | 48 |
| No. of collocated specialist consultation rooms | — | 4 |
| No. of patient visits per annum | 15,662 | 12,000 |
| Average No. of visits per chair per annum | 522 | 632 |
| Average nursing FTEs | 12.21 | 12.5 |
| Average all-staff FTEs | 21.75 | 20.1* |
| Average treatment time, minutes | 132 | 130 |
| Average No. of nursing hours per patient hour of treatment | — | 0.48† |
| Median wait on the day from appointment to treatment commencement, minutes | — | 20 |
| Median delay from referral to treatment to treatment commencement (chemotherapy only), days | — | 7 |
| Median delay from referral to treatment to treatment commencement (combined chemotherapy and radiotherapy [approximately 25% of workload]), days | — | 18 |
| Percentage of patients who have medical review on same day as treatment | — | ∼ 30 |
| Chair utilization, % | — | 80 |
| No. of patients who experience cancellation on day, % of total | — | 10 |
| No. of unique chemotherapy pathways prescribed | — | 570 |
| No. of products manufactured by cytosuite per annum | — | 30,000 |
| Cytosuite FTEs (two pharmacists, four technicians, one robot) | — | 6 |
Abbreviations: CDU, chemotherapy day unit; FTE, full-time equivalent; Q3, third quarter.
*
Total Peter MacCallum CDU FTEs: 12.5 nursing, 1.5 pharmacist, 1.6 patient services assistant, four clerical.
†
Nursing hours based on direct care nurses (excludes supernumery CDU nurse coordinator and manager).