National Oncology Drugs Management System
The National Cancer Drug Management Programme coordinates and manages the use of cancer drugs nationally. A key component of the programme is the Oncology Drugs Management System, which is operated by the Primary Care Reimbursement Service (PCRS) on behalf of NCCP. This online based system is designed to collect information from hospitals on an ongoing basis in relation to patient demographic data, cancer drug use and cancer drug spending.
**Purpose:** To coordinate and manage the use of cancer drugs nationally. The full statement of purpose can be found at this link [PDF].
**Coverage:** National – there are 26 acute public hospitals nationally that provide cancer drug services and participate in the National Cancer Drug Management Programme.
Data collection is on a continuous basis to enable a funding mechanism.
Health Category
Theme
Language
Access Rights
- Organization
- National Cancer Control Programme
- License
- Creative Commons Attribution
Metadata
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Access Rights | http://publications.europa.eu/resource/authority/access-right/PUBLIC |
| Frequency | http://publications.europa.eu/resource/authority/frequency/MONTHLY |
| Id | a789470e-2ca8-4874-852d-b5170b46013a |
| Identifier | NDC-0093 |
| Isopen | True |
| Issued | 2012-01-01 |
| License Id | cc-by |
| License Title | Creative Commons Attribution |
| License Url | http://www.opendefinition.org/licenses/cc-by |
| Max Typical Age | 65 |
| Metadata Created | 2026-03-19T17:17:06.750167 |
| Metadata Modified | 2026-03-19T17:17:06.750170 |
| Min Typical Age | 18 |
| Modified | 2023-09-14 |
| Name | national-oncology-drugs-management-system-93 |
| Notes | The National Cancer Drug Management Programme coordinates and manages the use of cancer drugs nationally. A key component of the programme is the Oncology Drugs Management System, which is operated by the Primary Care Reimbursement Service (PCRS) on behalf of NCCP. This online based system is designed to collect information from hospitals on an ongoing basis in relation to patient demographic data, cancer drug use and cancer drug spending. **Purpose:** To coordinate and manage the use of cancer drugs nationally. The full statement of purpose can be found at this link [PDF]. **Coverage:** National – there are 26 acute public hospitals nationally that provide cancer drug services and participate in the National Cancer Drug Management Programme. Data collection is on a continuous basis to enable a funding mechanism. |
| Num Resources | 0 |
| Num Tags | 4 |
| Number Of Records | 71354 |
| Number Of Unique Individuals | 444817 |
| Private | False |
| Provenance | Hospital staff input the required data into an online system. The system is managed and operated by PCRS. Anonymised aggregated reports from the system are provided by PCRS to NCCP. Data is collected monthly. |
| Title | National Oncology Drugs Management System |
| Type | dataset |
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