Oesophago-gastric
Continuation of the audit
The database for the new audit is now open and collecting data on patients diagnosed from 1 April 2011 onwards. The dataset remains the same for the first year of the audit.
For the second year of the audit (patients diagnosed from 1 April 2012), the dataset has been extended to include patients with oesophagael high-grade glandular dysplasia (HGD).
Further details about the new dataset can be found in 'User Information' under 'Useful Documents'.
The Healthcare Quality Improvement Partnership (HQIP) have awarded the contract for the continuation of the National Oesophago-gastric Cancer Audit. The audit has been funded for another three years, with an expectation for it to continue beyond this period. Further information on the new audit is in the audit update communication.
What do trusts need to do?
Existing users will need to renew their password and log-on details for the OG data collection system. To renew passwords please call the helpdesk on 0845 300 6016, option 2.
For those trusts that wish to add new users you will be required to complete a new Data User Certificate, adding the details of the new users and getting it signed by your Caldicott Guardian. Data User Certificates are available to download on the Getting started page.
The first National Oesophago-gastric Cancer Audit collected data on patients diagnosed between 1 October 2007 and 30 June 2009. 99 per cent of eligible English NHS trusts submitted data to the audit and all 13 Welsh NHS acute trusts. English NHS trusts submitted clinical information for 16,264 patients and Welsh NHS trusts submitted clinical information for 1015 patients.
Access the three original annual reports of the National Oesophago-gastric Cancer Audit.
Why is this cancer being audited?
Survival depends on early diagnosis through appropriate investigations, use of complicated surgical techniques and input from a range of professionals. The management of patients with this type of cancer is complex and requires multidisciplinary working. There is a lack of information linking treatment details to outcomes about patients' views of their care and quality of life following treatment and about the timescales of the overall process of care from referral onwards.
