Literature review - Health Workforce Australia

• A lack of standards in training curricula is a key quality and safety concerns for thecancer workforce• In setting regulatory boundaries regarding workforce roles there is a need to balancethe need for specialist training in working with particular types of cancer with theneeds of hospitals and health services for more generalist skills.• Providing appropriate support, training and educational opportunities as well as clearcareer paths is critical to aid cancer workforce retention.• Non clinical interventions such as psychosocial interventions and early referral topalliative care are effective and have the potential to reduce financial costs oftreatment. However, public subsidisation of medical services and pharmaceuticalsmay act as an incentive for consumers to seek medical interventions and drugs assolutions over non-medical options.• Decisions regarding the inclusion of occupation groups into the Medicare providersystem influence work option decisions, as well as individuals’ decisions to work inpublic or private settings.National Cancer Workforce Strategy Literature Review Page 8