Corporate news: Fifth annual National Head and Neck Cancer Audit published

The fifth annual report from the National Head and Neck cancer audit for England and Wales is today published by The NHS Information Centre.

Covering the period of November 2008 to October 2009, the report look at the care of patients with head and neck cancer and makes recommendations to trusts based on its findings.

The audit is managed by The NHS Information Centre, commissioned and funded by The Healthcare Quality Partnership (HQIP) and supported by a wide group of both medical and non medical professional bodies, the British Association of Head and Neck Oncologists (BAHNO) and health departments in England and Wales.

The report can be accessed at www.ic.nhs.uk/headandneck

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Notes to editors

  1. The NHS Information Centre is England's authoritative, independent source of health and social care information. It works with more than 300 health and social care providers nationwide to provide the facts and figures that help the NHS and social services run effectively. Its role is to collect data, analyse it and convert it into useful information which helps providers improve their services and supports academics, researchers, regulators and policymakers in their work. The NHS Information Centre also produces a wide range of statistical publications each year across a number of areas including: primary care, health and lifestyles, screening, hospital care, population and geography, social care and workforce and pay statistics.
  2. The National Head and Neck Cancer Audit (DAHNO) provides a continuous electronic comparative audit on the management of head and neck cancer in England and Wales. The project is supported by a wide group of both medical and non medical professional bodies, by the British Association of Head and Neck Oncologists (BAHNO) and by health departments in England and Wales.
  3. The Healthcare Quality Improvement Partnership (HQIP) is led by a consortium of the Academy of Medical Royal Colleges, the Royal College of Nursing and National Voices. Its aim is to promote quality improvement, and in particular to increase the impact that clinical audit has on healthcare quality in England and Wales. HQIP hosts the contract to manage and develop the National Clinical Audit and Patient Outcomes Programme (NCAPOP). Their purpose is to engage clinicians across England and Wales in systematic evaluation of their clinical practice against standards and to support and encourage improvement in the quality of treatment and care. The programme comprises more than 20 clinical audits that cover care provided to people with a wide range of medical, surgical and mental health conditions, including diabetes.
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