What is a Bupa-approved bowel cancer unit?
To gain approved status, hospitals are assessed individually and must fulfil certain standards set by Bupa. These standards have been developed by a dedicated Bupa team working with recognised professionals in cancer care. Because of this, the standards are based on best practice standards and guidelines used by professional bodies involved in cancer care and the NHS. Recently Bupa has revisited and improved its original assessment standards for assessing Bupa-approved bowel cancer units to take account of medical and technological advances and all units have undergone a re-accreditation process. All providers had to show they have continually developed and improved their services to provide the most appropriate care to Bupa members. They were asked to meet a set of rigorous, up to date clinical and service standards covering: patient information, the bowel cancer team, diagnosis, surgery, radiotherapy, chemotherapyand follow-up care.
