PCPP (post-cancer personalised programme): What do general practicians think about them?

Abstract

According to WONCA (World Organisation of Family Doctors), 99.5% of French people choose a GP as their treating physician, who is the family doctor and responsible for providing overall and continuous care. The GP is confronted with “cancer” on a daily basis, multiple times. The lack of involvement from GPs in the French National Cancer Plan I was corrected in Cancer Plan II and further increased in Cancer Plan III with the creation of the end of treatment consultation appointment, which enabled the PCPP to be initiated and that could be performed by the patient’s treating physician. The natural history of the developments in cancer treatments, coupled with economic restrictions as the result of an explosion in chronic illness required a total rethink of how care is structured and a repositioning of the role of the GP. The PCPP model proposed by the French Cancer Plan II and INCA (National Cancer Institute) corresponds to a reference job description and a GP decision-making model. A practical tool making the daily tasks of treating physicians easier, it provides training beyond information regarding patient care.