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Endometrial Cancer Audit Pilot (ECAP)

Endometrial Cancer Audit Pilot (ECAP)

There are over 9,700 new cases of uterine cancer diagnosed every year in the United Kingdom. Since the early 1990s, uterine cancer incidence rates have increased by around three-fifths (59%) in females in the UK....
Ovarian cancer audit feasibility pilot

Ovarian cancer audit feasibility pilot

Ovarian cancer audit feasibility pilotOverview: The ovarian cancer audit feasibility pilot is jointly funded by ...
Healthcare Associated Infection Simulator

Healthcare Associated Infection Simulator

Intern Project Healthcare Associated Infection Simulator Fred McElwee spent two months this autumn exploring how ...
PEUGIC Root Cause Analysis

PEUGIC Root Cause Analysis

PEUGIC Root Cause AnalysisOverview: 15,800 people in the UK are diagnosed with oesophageal or stomach (together ...
Kidney Cancer Quality Performance Indicators

Kidney Cancer Quality Performance Indicators

Over 13,000 people are diagnosed with kidney cancer in the UK annually and the incidence has increased by 36% over the last decade [CRUK data for 2017] now being the seventh commonest cancer...
Cholangiocarcinoma (AMMF)

Cholangiocarcinoma (AMMF)

Inequalities in the speed and quality of diagnosis and the management of cancer may have an impact on outcome. Cholangiocarcinoma (CCA) is typically asymptomatic in early stage disease and so most patients ...
CORECT-R

CORECT-R

Colorectal cancer is a major public health problem. Each year in the UK over 41,000 people are diagnosed with the disease and 16,000 die from it. Overall, survival rates are poor. High-quality data...
PCCRC Audit

PCCRC Audit

Colonoscopy is the main diagnostic test used to identify colorectal (or bowel) cancer and involves a thin tube with a camera on the...
Cancer incidence and survival methodology

Cancer incidence and survival methodology

In the summer of 2019, one of our interns, David, worked to test two different statistical methodologies for calculating cancer incidence and survival...
Real-world Standing Cohorts

Real-world Standing Cohorts

The Real-World Standing Cohort study is a data analytical project which provides insight into the patient pathway to understand how cancer treatments are working and where...
The National Audit of Breast Cancer in Older Patients

The National Audit of Breast Cancer in Older Patients

The National Audit of Breast Cancer in Older Patients aims to investigate and improve the quality of hospital care for older patients with breast cancer.
The National Cancer Diagnosis Audit

The National Cancer Diagnosis Audit

The National Cancer Diagnosis Audit investigates the diagnostic pathway for patients diagnosed with cancer. It collects primary care data from GPs to understand how patients...