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National Audit of Breast Cancer in Older Patients: Annual Reports

National Audit of Breast Cancer in Older Patients: Annual Report 2021
HQIP 12 August 2021

• Based on data from women aged 50+ years diagnosed with breast cancer between January 2019 and 31 July 2020, this report reviews diagnoses and treatment patterns across England and Wales, taking the early months of the pandemic into consideration. Outcomes among women diagnosed between January 2014 and December 2018 were also examined within the report.

National Audit of Breast Cancer in Older Patients – 2020 Annual Report
HQIP 9 July 2020

• A report of the process and outcomes of care for 185,648 patients, aged 50 years and over, diagnosed with breast cancer between 1 January 2014 and 31 December 2018 in England and Wales. Information from the English Cancer Patient Experience Survey (CPES), completed by patients diagnosed in England in 2015 to 2018 is included.

National Audit of Breast Cancer in Older Patients: 2019 Annual Report
HQIP 9 May 2019

• A report of the process and outcomes of care for 147,162 patients, diagnosed with breast cancer between 1st January 2014 and 31st December 2017 in England and Wales. This is the first report using data linked from the English Cancer Patient Experience Survey (CPES) to the NABCOP patient-level data.

Intention to delegate commissioning functions to integrated care systems, July 2021

Intention to delegate commissioning functions to integrated care systems, July 2021
NHS England 22 July 2021

• A letter confirming the intention to delegate some of NHS England and NHS Improvement’s direct commissioning functions to integrated Care Boards (ICBs) as soon as operationally feasible from April 2022. 
• A timeline is given for transition of responsibility for primary care services (medical, dental, general ophthalmic and  pharmaceutical services), direct commissioning, specialised services and public health services. 
• By April 2023 ICBs are expected to take on delegated commissioning responsibility for a proportion of specialised services. NHS E/I will retain responsibility for specialised services that need to be centrally commissioned.

National Bowel Cancer Audit Annual Reports

National Bowel Cancer Audit (NBoCA) – Trends, characteristics and outcomes for patients diagnosed under 50 years old with metastatic colon cancer in England

HQIP 10 June 2021

• This short report looks at early onset colorectal cancer (EOCRC), which is defined as a diagnosis of colorectal cancer under the age of 50 years. The incidence of EOCRC appears to be increasing rapidly, and the reasons for this trend are poorly understood. This report therefore compares patient data for those under 50 years with older patients, where both groups were diagnosed with metastatic colon cancer between 01 April 2013 and 31 March 2018 in England.

National Bowel Cancer Audit Annual Report 2020

HQIP 10 December 2020

• Data on over 30,000 patients diagnosed with bowel cancer between 01 April 2018 and 31 March 2019.

National Bowel Cancer Audit Annual Report 2019
HQIP 9 January 2020

• Data on patients diagnosed with bowel cancer between 01 April 2017 and 31 March 2018. 
• For the first time, new indicators of return to theatre and robotic surgery are reported and the measure of adjuvant chemotherapy for stage III colon cancer is reported at trust/hospital level in England. The report discusses several key findings for care pathways, surgical care, survival, rectal cancer and National Cancer Registry data.

Learning from Litigation Claims

Learning from Litigation Claims best practice guide for clinicians and managers
GIRFT, NHS Resolution May 2021

• This guide gives a recommended structure for learning from clinical negligence claims that should be led by trust legal departments, supported by clinicians and managers. The page also includes a recording of a webinar to discuss the guidance, case studies and other resources.

National Vascular Registry Reports

National Vascular Registry 2021 Short Report on COVID-19
HQIP 13 May 2021

• This short report on COVID-19 is an update following the report published by NVR in November 2020. It presents results on the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on provision of NHS vascular care in the UK, and its potential impact on short-term surgical outcomes. The analysis covered:
• patients who had a repair procedure for abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA)
• patients who had carotid endarterectomy, and
• patients with peripheral arterial disease (PAD) who had either lower limb revascularisation (endovascular / bypass surgery) or major amputation.

National Vascular Registry 2020 Annual Report
HQIP 12 November 2020

• This report provides information on emergency and elective vascular procedures for the period 1 January 2017 to 31 December 2019 for following patient groups:
• Patients who have a repair procedure for abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA).
• Patients with peripheral arterial disease (PAD) who undergo either
• (a) lower limb angioplasty/stent,
• (b) lower limb bypass surgery, or
• (c) lower limb amputation
• Patients who undergo carotid endarterectomy or carotid stenting abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA), patients with peripheral arterial disease (PAD) and patients who undergo carotid endarterectomy or carotid stenting.

Most shoulder replacements last longer than a decade

Most shoulder replacements last longer than a decade
NIHR Alert 30 April 2021

• Analysis of global data has found that nine out of ten shoulder replacements last for at least a decade. The patient-reported outcomes showed a large, long-lasting, and positive effect up to 10 years after surgery.