The NOGCA Quality Improvement priorities were developed in consultation with stakeholders in the Clinical Reference Group and are described in the NOGCA Quality Improvement Plan.
NOGCA Quality Improvement goals are:
- Reduce the time from diagnostic endoscopy to the start of disease-targeted treatment
- Improve access to clinical nurse specialist (CNS) support and care coordination
- Improve access to potentially curative treatment, where appropriate
- Improve short-term outcomes for people receiving treatment for OG cancer
- Improve survival following diagnosis of OG cancer
NICE quality standards for oesophagus cancer in adults
Introduction to Quality Improvement
Links to organisations providing essential reading and background to Quality Improvement
| Royal College of Surgeons of England | Quality Improvement in Surgery |
| Royal College of Radiology | Quality Improvement in Clinical Radiology |
| Health Foundation | Quality Improvement resources and publications |
| HQIP (Professionals) | Introduction to quality improvement for healthcare professionals |
| HQIP (Patients) | Introduction to quality improvement for patients and public |
| National Institute of Clinical Excellence | Putting evidence based guidance into practice |
| NHS Wales | Improvement Cymru |
Quality Improvement Methods and Tools
Links to useful Quality Improvement methods and tools including templates
| Source | Title |
| NHS Improvement | QSIR – Tools by patient pathway |
| NHS Improvement | QSIR – Tools by type of task |
| Institute for Healthcare Improvement | Quality Improvement Essentials Toolkit |
| HQIP | Good governance handbook |
| HQIP | Clinical audit: a guide for NHS Boards and partners |
| HQIP | A guide to quality improvement tools |
| East London NHS Foundation Trust | Quality Improvement Resources |
| National Institute for Health and Care Excellence | Quality Improvement resources for commissioners |
Quality Improvement Case Studies
Below is a list of QI case studies.
| Source | Title |
| NHS Scotland | QI Case Studies |
| Journal of Thoracic Disease | Benchmark analyses in minimally invasive esophagectomy-impact on surgical quality improvement |
| Annals of Surgical Oncology | Quality Improvement in Minimally Invasive Esophagectomy: Outcome Improvement Through Data Review |
| Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery | Evolution of Standardized Clinical Pathways: Refining Multidisciplinary Care and Process to Improve Outcomes of the Surgical Treatment of Esophageal Cancer |
| European Journal of Surgical Oncology | Control chart methods for monitoring surgical performance: A case study from gastro-oesophageal surgery |
National Quality Improvement programmes
National programmes working to improve the quality of care and use the findings from the NOGCA to underpin their work
| Source | Title |
| National Clinical Audit Benchmarking | Benchmarked NOGCA data utilised for CQC hospital inspections |
| Getting it Right First Time | Variation in general surgery delivery and clinical practice |