Table 1 Criteria and (real) examples of the ranking of implementation of the recommendations on a scale from 0-4
Implementation score | Criteria | Recommendation | Follow up report |
|---|---|---|---|
0 | Not implemented at all | Â | Â |
1 | Hospital only started working on implementing | The oncology committee should make oncological policy plans | An oncological policy plan is in preparation |
2 | A recommendation consists of two parts and one is implemented | An oncology committee needs to be formed consisting of physicians and a nursing staff representative | There is an oncology committee consisting of physicians but no nursing staff representative |
3 | Recommendation is implemented but not yet in the entire organisation | There should be oncological specialisation, especially amongst the surgeons, urologists and gynacologists | Oncological specialisation was realised in surgery, gynaecology, internal and pulmonary medicine but not in urology. |
4 | Complete implementation | The hospital should have a fulltime pulmonary physician if lung surgery is performed for an optimal pre-, peri- and post-operative care | The hospital appointed a full-time pulmonary physician |