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Latest Lung Cancer Clinical Outcomes Publication (LCCOP) Report for England released

The latest LCCOP report, covering lung cancer resections preformed in the English NHS in 2014, has been published on 6th December 2016. This project is commissioned by HQIP and delivered by the National Lung Cancer Audit team with the support of... Read more

6 Dec 2016

SCTS publishes latest data for adult cardiac surgery audit

The Society for Cardiothoracic Surgery (SCTS) has today published data for 2012-2015 from the National Adult Cardiac Surgery Audit (NACSA).  This shows the survival rates, by hospital and surgeon, for patients undergoing adult cardiac surgery... Read more

3 Oct 2016

Commissioning Standards

The Royal College of Surgeons and the Society for Cardiothoracic Surgery are strongly supportive of the commissioning standards published last year for fetal, paediatric and adult congenital heart disease. Responding to plans for heart surgery... Read more

8 Jul 2016

Statement on survey of Cardiothoracic surgeons

A spokesperson for The Society for Cardiothoracic Surgery said: ‘The Society for Cardiothoracic Surgery has long championed the principle that publication of clinical outcomes improves quality of care. Cardiothoracic surgeons were the first to... Read more

20 Jun 2016

“Choosing Wisely”

All of us working in the NHS need to look at and evaluate our working practices to ensure we are providing the best possible outcomes to the public we serve.  Click here for a link to the full Choosing Wisely report. Read more

13 Jun 2016