Cancer Registries
Cancer services have been the focus of public, professional,
and political concern in recent years. Developments towards a comprehensive
national cancer policy began in 1995 with the Calman-Hine report in
England and Wales and equivalent initiatives in Northern Ireland and
Scotland. This initiative has been extended with the National Cancer
Plan, establishment of cancer networks, and a national action programme
for cancer registration. Implementation of the new organisation of cancer
services is a long-term task, and the ability to monitor change is important.
Cancer registries provide infrastructure and expertise to achieve this
goal.
In 1996, a national core contract for cancer registration
in England and Wales was issued. This was reviewed in 2001 and a new
set of standards was created in response to the changing agenda of cancer
registration. Cancer registries were requested to draw up action plans
in collaboration with the cancer networks, and central funding was made
available to support the collaboration with cancer networks and the
modernisation of cancer registries.
The TCR action plan has the following main objectives:
- Strengthen the management and organisation of the registry.
- Strengthen current methods of data collection and develop electronic
data flows from trusts in order to improve timeliness, completeness
and accuracy of the cancer registry data.
- Strengthen the analytical and research capabilities in the registry
and improve the volume and quality of the information output.
Back to top | Home
| Address | News
& events | Information | Research
| Staff | Links
|
