The National Cancer Intelligence Network (NCIN), was set up in 2008 to drive improvements in care standards and clinical outcomes. NCIN is now part of

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, following the

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About NCIN

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

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; National Clinical Audit Support Programme; and

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(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

Funding Organisations

Department of Health A health department or health ministry is a part of government which focuses on issues related to the general health of the citizenry. Subnational entities, such as states, counties and cities, often also operate a health department of their ow ...

Cancer Research UK Cancer Research UK (CRUK) is the world's largest independent cancer research organization. It is registered as a charity in the United Kingdom and Isle of Man, and was formed on 4 February 2002 by the merger of The Cancer Research Campaign and t ...

Macmillan Cancer Support Macmillan Cancer Support is one of the largest British charities and provides specialist health care, information and financial support to people affected by cancer. It also looks at the social, emotional and practical impact cancer can have, a ...

* Medical Research Council *National Cancer Research Network

Regional and Specialist Cancer Registries

* National Cancer Registration Service (NCRS) * National Registry of Childhood Tumours
Northern Ireland Cancer Registry
* Scottish Cancer Registry
Welsh Cancer Intelligence and Surveillance Unit

Statistical and Analytical Partners

Cancer Research UK Statistical Information Team
* London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine Cancer Research UK Cancer Survival Group
National Clinical Analysis and Specialised Applications Team
* Health and Social Care Information Centre
Office for National Statistics
* UK and Ireland Association of Cancer Registry (UKIACR)

Other partners

* National End of Life Care Intelligence Network * Breakthrough Breast Cancer *

National Institute for Health and Care Research The National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) is the British government’s major funder of clinical, public health, social care and translational research. With a budget of over £1.2 billion in 2020–21, its mission is to "impr ...

(NIHR) Research Capability Programme * NHS Cancer Screening Programmes * NHS Improvement * Pharmaceutical Oncology Initiative

External links

National Cancer Intelligence Network

BBC article in response to an NCIN report on lung cancer

References

Cancer organisations based in the United Kingdom Public Health England {{UK-org-stub