From October 2022, the work of the NABCOP has been expanded on by two new national audits of primary breast cancer and metastatic breast cancer in women and men of all ages.

Find out more.

Scoping Survey for new audits of Primary Breast Cancer and Metastatic Breast Cancer

Scoping Survey for new audits: The National Audit of Primary Breast Cancer and the National Audit of Metastatic Breast Cancer

This survey is open to both healthcare professionals who provide Breast Cancer services in NHS hospitals in England and Wales, as well as those affected by or working with those affected by breast cancer.

The purpose of the Scoping Survey is to seek your view, as a stakeholder, on the current priorities for the audit of Primary Breast Cancer and Metastatic Breast Cancer, specifically (1) where care could be improved to provide most benefit and (2) which subgroups of patients could benefit from care being improved.

The findings from the survey will inform initial discussions around areas for Quality Improvement, and related indicators for each of the audits.

Your time helping with this is much appreciated.

Note: If you leave the survey and return to it later, you must use the same browser and computer on which the form was started, otherwise answers to the completed questions will be lost.

If you have any problems with the survey or have questions, please contact us at [email protected].

We look forward to receiving your feedback.

The Breast Cancer Audits team

NABCOP 2021 Annual Report – published!

The National Audit of Breast Cancer in Older Patients (NABCOP) has published its 2021 Annual Report on August 12th 2021.

It presents results from the prospective audit of women aged 50 years and over, diagnosed with breast cancer between 1 January 2014 and 31 July 2020, in England and Wales. Specifically, it looks at the impact of age on patterns of care, treatment received and outcomes.

This is a collaboration between the Association of Breast Surgery (ABS) and the Clinical Effectiveness Unit (CEU) of the Royal College of Surgeons of England (RCS), and was commissioned by the Healthcare Quality Improvement Partnership (HQIP) as part of the National Clinical Audit and Patient Outcomes Programme (NCAPOP).

If you have any queries about the audit, please let us know.

For more information about NABCOP, please visit our FAQs for professionals and the public.

NABCOP Newsletter – Issue 2021 (2)

The NABCOP Newsletter Issue 2021 (2) is now available.

The Newsletter has been emailed to all our known contacts at NHS Trusts and Health Boards that provide breast cancer care in England and Wales. If you would like to be added to our eNewsletter mailing list, please contact us.

NABCOP 2020 Annual Report

The National Audit of Breast Cancer in Older Patients (NABCOP) has published its 2020 Annual Report on July 9th 2020.

It presents results from the prospective audit of women aged 50 years and over, diagnosed with breast cancer between 2014 and 2018, in England and Wales. Specifically, it looks at the impact of age on patterns of care, treatment received and outcomes.

This is a collaboration between the Association of Breast Surgery (ABS) and the Clinical Effectiveness Unit (CEU) of the Royal College of Surgeons of England (RCS), and was commissioned by the Healthcare Quality Improvement Partnership (HQIP) as part of the National Clinical Audit and Patient Outcomes Programme (NCAPOP).

If you have any queries about the audit, please let us know.

For more information about NABCOP, please visit our FAQs for professionals and the public.

Treatment of older women with breast cancer – Survey

Understanding the treatment of older women with breast cancer – Survey

NABCOP collaborators, based at the Brighton and Sussex Medical School, are conducting a research study to understand decision making for treatment options of older women with breast cancer.

They are seeking clinicians, with expertise in breast cancer treatment, to answer a survey based on their experience of treatment decision making.

Click the button below to read more about this research study and to take part.

Treatment of Older Women with Breast Cancer Survey

NABCOP Newsletter – Issue 2019 (4)

The NABCOP Newsletter Issue 2019 (4) is now available.

The Newsletter has been emailed to all our known contacts at NHS Trusts and Health Boards that provide breast cancer care in England and Wales. If you would like to be added to our eNewsletter mailing list, please contact us.

NABCOP Newsletter – Issue 2019 (3)

The NABCOP Newsletter Issue 2019 (3) is now available.

The Newsletter has been emailed to all our known contacts at NHS Trusts and Health Boards that provide breast cancer care in England and Wales. If you would like to be added to our eNewsletter mailing list, please contact us.

NABCOP 2019 Annual Reports published

The National Audit of Breast Cancer in Older Patients (NABCOP) has published its 2019 Annual Reports.

The NABCOP 2019 Annual Report describes the findings from its prospective audit. This was a collaboration between the Association of Breast Surgery (ABS) and the Clinical Effectiveness Unit (CEU) of the Royal College of Surgeons of England (RCS), and was commissioned by the Healthcare Quality Improvement Partnership (HQIP) as part of the National Clinical Audit Patient Outcomes Programme (NCAPOP).

The Public and Patient version of this report is also available to download.

 

If you have any queries about the audit, please let us know.

For more information about NABCOP, please visit our FAQs for professionals and the public.

NABCOP Newsletter – Issue 2019 (2)

The NABCOP Newsletter Issue 2019 (2) is now available.

The Newsletter has been emailed to all our known contacts at NHS Trusts and Health Boards that provide breast cancer care in England and Wales. If you would like to be added to our eNewsletter mailing list, please contact us.

NABCOP Newsletter – Issue 2019 (1)

The NABCOP Newsletter Issue 2019 (1) is now available.

The Newsletter has been emailed to all our known contacts at NHS Trusts and Health Boards that provide breast cancer care in England and Wales. If you would like to be added to our eNewsletter mailing list, please contact us.