National Gastrointestinal Cancer (Oesophago-gastric and Bowel) Audit Programme (NGCAP)

HQIP is seeking bidders to deliver the National Gastrointestinal Cancer Audit Programme.

HQIP is re-commissioning two previous audits (National Bowel Cancer Audit and National Oesophago-Gastric Cancer Audit as one overarching contract to deliver the NGCAP programme for England and Wales.

The aim of the NGCAP is to improve the quality of services and patient outcomes for those patients diagnosed with a) bowel cancer and b) oesophago-gastric cancer or high grade dysplasia of the oesophagus.

Objectives are to collect and analyse data along the patient pathway which are closely aligned with national standards and guidelines, utilise mandated data flows and linkages to reduce or remove the requirement for bespoke audit data items to reduced burden on the service/duplication of effort, and provide data which can be used to reduce variation and improve care processes and patient outcomes.

Also to report nationally and locally for different stakeholder audiences to support improvements in care processes and patient outcomes, and to effectively integrate into one audit programme the oesophago-gastric and bowel cancer audits, ensuring each audit stream retains topic specific features while streamlining general audit delivery functions, e.g. methodological input, reporting.