Radiotherapy Quality Policy

The Beatson West of Scotland Cancer Centre, NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde, is committed to achieving a high quality radiotherapy clinical service, taking a quality management approach to all of its functions and processes.

The Centre will provide a safe, effective and patient focused service by:


• Delivering effective radiotherapy planning and treatment services for patients based on a sound evidence base and adopting best practice wherever practicable

• Ensuring the continual improvement of clinical services

• Providing compassionate and courteous individual patient care

• Maintaining and developing a highly qualified and skilled workforce across all disciplines involved in the delivery of its clinical services

• Embedding its process and procedures within the Quality Management System, setting annual objectives and targets, and monitoring its service delivery as part of its management review The Centre will:

• Comply with all statutory and patient requirements as set out in the Quality Manual

• Deliver the governance requirements of NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde

• Meet relevant service specification and standards including those determined by NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde and/or Scottish Government