Discovery of malignant tumours and referral of patient to treatment

The purpose of the audit is to assess whether:
1) the organisation of cancer prevention and early detection allows the timely detection of the tumour; and
2) cancer treatment has been started on time, i.e. without undue delay.

The audit is looking for responses to the following questions:
• Is the screening for malignant tumours conducted in a way that facilitates the timely arrival of at-risk groups for check-ups?
• Is cancer discovered at the right time when a doctor is seen?
• Is the beginning of treatment timely when cancer is discovered?
• Does funding of the field provide patients with the necessary cancer treatment and cover the cost of the screenings?

The focus of the audit is on the patient’s treatment path from screening to the beginning of active treatment.

Area of government	Ministry of social affairs
Institution to be audited
Auditees
Audit Department	Audit Department
Director of Audit	Ines Metsalu-Nurminen
Audit Team	Pille Kuusepalu, Ingrid Hindrikson, Eva-Maria Asari
Contacts
Audit Number	80061

Remarks

Planned Start	2nd half of 2020	Actual Start	2nd half of 2020
Planned End	2nd half of 2021	Actual End
Status	Published

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Created on	12/23/2019
Last modified on	2/15/2022
Last reviewed on	2/15/2022