From the outset the CNCIS has been designed to integrate with existing hospital systems.  To prove the CNCIS concept, the development has concentrated on three different types of cancer:
- Breast - Heamato-oncology - Lung.  Although, the CNCIS deals with these three cancers there are eleven other types to take in to consideration. To allow for this, the system has been designed with the focus on major events which occur in a typical cancer journey.  These major events are referrals, visits, investigations, diagnosis, multi-disciplinary meetings and treatments. The system will, therefore, naturally cater for these additional types with a minimum of software re-development.  The system captures details of a patient's journey through cancer from the initial referral to the outcome, whether this is discharge in to the community, palliative care or further treatment.  Once the referral has been made the system records major events to allow easy reporting of the hospitals key objectives such as the 'Two week wait' and the 'Time to diagnosis'.  Details of all visits are recorded and letters can be generated automatically so they can be sent to either the GP or patient virtually before the patient leaves the clinic. All investigations that are ordered (for the purpose of confirming a diagnosis of cancer) are captured, as well as the actual staging and histology. Once a diagnosis has been made a Multi-Disciplinary Meeting to determine the course of treatment is held. All details of the meeting and outcome are recorded in the CNCIS.  When a patient is referred to another department regardless of hospital, all of their previous records are made available to the new department. The vision for the future is that this referral could be to another cancer unit within the network such as Greenwich, Lewisham, etc.  FOR FURTHER DESCRIPTION SEE DEVELOPMENT PLANS