Our Vision & Mission
Established in 2006, the Victorian Integrated Cancer Services promote the development of an organised, coordinated, multidisciplinary approach to the provision of cancer services.
Working together with health services and other cancer sector stakeholders, WCMICS seek to implement the priorities outlined in the Victorian Cancer Plan. We do so by working collaboratively to drive change at multiple levels across the health system, locally and state-wide.
We are funded by the Victorian Government and we work with cancer care service providers and people affected by cancer across the western and central suburbs of Melbourne.
Our Vision
Improving
patient experiences
and outcomes by
connecting cancer care
and driving best practice.
Our Mission
Collaborate
Working in partnership to understand unmet needs and drive improvements
Facilitate
Accelerating opportunities to expand the reach of and access to cancer care
Innovate
Creating new ways to take action and support changes
Our Region
WCMICS works collaboratively with its partner health services to promote coordinated service planning, system integration and drive quality and improvement of cancer services across the western & central Melbourne region. There a total of 10 Local Government Areas.
Local Government Area:
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Melton
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Brimbank
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Wyndham
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Moonee Valley
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Maribyrong
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Hobsons Bay
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Melbourne
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Yarra
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Hume
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Moreland
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Our Members
In line with the Department of Health aims and objectives, we work with health services in our region to improve quality of care and patient outcomes and reduce variation in cancer care.
The 8 public health services we work with are:
The WCMICS Program Team
Kathy Quade
Manager
Contact Details:
03 8559 9070
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Operational leadership & strategic directions of WCMICS
Dr Dish Herath
Clinical Director
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Michael Barton
Deputy Manager
Contact Details:
03 8559 9062
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Quality, performance, governance and reporting
Dilu Rupassara
Services Development Manager
Contact Details:
03 8559 9068
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Improvement or redesign projects, and the WCMICS Grants Program
Lingam Palam
Communications Lead
Contact Details:
03 8559 9063
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Communications, story telling and stakeholder engagement
Kate Whitehead
Project Lead
Contact Details:
03 8559 9073
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Solution design, project implementation and service redesign
David Moloney
Data & Information Lead
Contact Details:
03 8559 9072
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SQL health data analysis, and reporting
Sandra Picken
Senior Data Analyst
Contact Details:
03 8559 8263
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Health information analysis, interpretation; and reporting
Sachi Bajaj
Project Lead
Contact Details:
03 8559 9065
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Solution design, project implementation and service redesign
Frezsa Fulia
Project Lead
Contact Details:
03 8559 9066
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Solution design, project implementation and service redesign
TBC
Project Lead
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WCMICS-West Metro HSP Elective Surgery Recovery and Reform program
Tara Gannon
Project Lead (Maternity Leave)
Contact Details:
03 8559 8560
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Solution design, project implementation and service redesign
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