The WCMICS

The Western & Central Melbourne Integrated Cancer Service, or "the WCMICS" is a partnership between six public health care organisations - Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, the Royal Melbourne Hospital, the Royal Women's Hospital, St Vincent's Hospital, Werribee Mercy and Western Health.  The work of the WCMICS is directed by the vision outlined in the WCMICS 2008-11 Strategic Plan and the Victorian Government’s Cancer Action Plan.

Our Objectives  

Originally established to implement the Victorian Government's Cancer Services Framework across our region, the WCMICS is now tasked with the implementation of pertinent elements of the Victorian Cancer Action Plan. In line with the overall aims of the Cancer Action Plan and the WCMICS' strategic direction, WCMICS' main objectives are to:

• Meet the needs of people with cancer living within its geographic area, as well as in other metropolitan and regional ICS who use WCMICS services, by facilitating the delivery of consistent and high quality cancer care;
  
• Enhance integration and coordination of cancer services within its area, including the development of clear and formal communication processes, referral patterns and relationships
  
  • between its primary, secondary and tertiary services
    
  • as well as with other ICS services; and
    
• Develop and manage systems to ensure that resources are provided, coordinated and managed to fulfil needs and expectations to the best extent possible.
  

Our Governance

Click here to see an overview of our governance structure