National Cancer Intelligence Network

The National Cancer Intelligence Network (NCIN), was set up in 2008[1] to drive improvements in care standards and clinical outcomes.[2] NCIN is now part of Public Health England, following the Health and Social Care Act 2012.

National Cancer Intelligence Network part of Public Health England
Agency overview
Formed2008
Superseding agency
  • none
JurisdictionUnited Kingdom
HeadquartersWellington House, London, SE1
Employees50
Agency executive
  • Chris Carrigan, Director of the National Cancer Intelligence Network (NCIN) and Information Services at Public Health
Parent agencyPublic Health England
Websitewww.gov.uk/government/organisations/public-health-england

About NCIN edit

NCIN coordinates the collection, analysis and publication of comparative national information on diagnosis, treatment and outcomes for many types of cancers, in a way which is useful to patients, commissioners and service providers and other interested parties.

Sitting within Public Health England (PHE), the NCIN is a UK organisation that attempts to work closely with cancer services in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland but the majority of the reports are at an England level only.

It brings together information from national NHS cancer organisations, cancer registries, health service researchers and a range of other interested parties (including the Office for National Statistics; National Clinical Audit Support Programme; and NHS Digital (previously the Health and Social Care Information Centre).

To ensure that data and analysis produced by NCIN is used to improve clinical care, NCIN set up 12 site specific clinical reference groups (SSCRGs).These groups ensure that the interpretation of NCIN is relevant to clinicians and can be used by the clinical community to improve outcomes.

Members of the National Cancer Intelligence Network edit

Funding Organisations edit

Regional and Specialist Cancer Registries edit

Statistical and Analytical Partners edit

Other partners edit

  • National End of Life Care Intelligence Network
  • Breakthrough Breast Cancer
  • National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Research Capability Programme
  • NHS Cancer Screening Programmes
  • NHS Improvement
  • Pharmaceutical Oncology Initiative

See also edit

External links edit

References edit

  1. ^ "CRUK Science Blog". Retrieved 3 November 2014.
  2. ^ "BBC Health". BBC News. 3 October 2014. Retrieved 3 November 2014.