Division 2 Specific criteria and conditions for applicant providers with regard to the area of expertise, disease or conditions the Networks they wish to join focus on

with regard to competence, experience and outcomes of care, applicant providers must:

1. (i)

   document competence, experience and activity (e.g. the volume of activity, referrals and accumulated experience and when possible, the minimum/optimal number of patients/year, in accordance with professional/technical standards or recommendations);

2. (ii)

   provide evidence of good clinical care and outcomes according to available standards, indicators and knowledge, and evidence that the treatments offered are recognised by international medical science in terms of their safety, value and potential positive clinical outcome;

with regard to the specific human, structural and equipment resources and the organisation of care, applicant providers must document:

1. (i)

   the characteristics of human resources such as type, number, qualifications and skills;

2. (ii)

   the characteristics, organisation and functioning of the specific multidisciplinary healthcare team;

3. (iii)

   specific equipment within the centre or easily accessible (such as radiotherapy laboratories or hemodynamic facilities), including the capacity, when appropriate and based on the area of expertise, to process, manage and exchange information and biomedical images (such as in the case of radiology x-ray machines, microscopy, video-endoscopy and other dynamic explorations) or clinical samples with external providers.