Table 2 Additional nationally available information sources used by the participants
From: Use of comparative data for integrated cancer services
Information | Mentions | Source | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
National Clinical Audit Support Programme | 8 | Healthcare Commission | Tumour-specific local audits |
Secondary analysis of cancer registry data | 7 | Office of National Statistics | National publications of cancer registrations and survival. |
NatCanSat data | 7 | National Cancer Services Analysis Team | Resource for data on services provision and activity. |
Cancer screening data | 7 | NHS Cancer Screening Programmes | Breast, cervical, prostate and colon cancer screening. |
National reports on cancer services | 6 | National Audit Office | Parliamentary reports, with some secondary analyses |
Professional Body/Royal Colleges | 5 | Royal College of Surgeons and specialty groups | Professional bodies carry out audits. |
Smoking cessation data | 4 | NHS | Stop smoking services statistical bulleting published annually. |
Cancer drugs approvals | 4 | National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence | Cancer drugs in association with NHS National Cancer Director |
Web-based Information Learning System (WILS) | 4 | NHS Cancer Services Collaborative | Organisational and tumour specific information for managers |
Dr Foster | 4 | Commerical provider | Analysing and presentation of NHS data. |
Star ratings data | 2 | Healthcare Commission | Performance indicators for monitoring health care. |