Essential criteria selected through Delphi round 1 | % (strongly agree/agree) |
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1. Cancer screening programme has a protocol/guideline describing at least the target population, screening intervals, screening tests, referral pathway, management of positive casesa | 96 |
2. There is a system in place for identifying the target population | 96 |
3. There is a system in place for inviting eligible individuals for screening | 92 |
4. Cancer screening programme has a policy framework from the health authorities defining governance structure, financing, goals and objectives of the programmea | 92 |
5. Performance of screening programme should be evaluated with appropriate indicators | 92 |
6. The protocol/guideline should at least describe: monitoring and evaluation | 88 |
7. There is a system in place for notifying the results and informing about follow up | 88 |
8. There is a system in place for sending recall notice to the non-compliant individuals | 88 |
9. Auditing of the programme | 88 |
10. A specified team/organization is responsible for quality assurance/ improvement | 88 |
11. Performance of cancer screening programme is evaluated, published and widely disseminated on a regular basisa | 88 |
12. All activities along the screening pathway are planned, coordinated and evaluated through a quality improvement framework (quality assurance) | 88 |
13. An evidence-based protocol/guideline developed in consensus with majority of stakeholders | 83 |
14. An information system exists with appropriate linkages (between population databases, screening information, cancer registry, etc.) for screening implementation and evaluation | 83 |
15. The screening programme has a provision of continued training for service providersa | 83 |
16. Performance of screening programme should be evaluated with reference standards for the indicators | 83 |