University Hospitals Sussex have implemented the routine use of electronic remote PROMs using MCO in a mixed oncology population.

In this short report, published in Clinical Oncology, it was concluded that “routine collection of electronic remote PROMs is an effective and useful strategy to provide real-time clinical feedback to teams”.

People living with treatable but not curable cancer often experience a range of symptoms related to their cancer and its treatment. During the COVID-19 pandemic, face-to-face consultations were reduced and so remote monitoring of these needs was necessary. The study demonstrates that real world remote electronic PROMs collection is feasible and adds value to cancer care. It concluded that patients are “willing to consistently engage with electronic PROMs over a period of months” and that “Electronic PROMs are useful for the remote monitoring of patients living with cancer and identifying those who need urgent intervention”.