The NAoPri team formally launched its Quality Improvement (QI) intervention in September 2025. The primary goal is to encourage NHS providers to review rates of Immediate Breast Reconstruction (IBR) and, where rates are lower than expected, take action to improve access by ensuring IBR is offered to all eligible women as part of a balanced shared decision-making process, unless precluded by comorbidity or adjuvant therapies.
The intervention focuses on the following NAoPri performance indicator:
- Percentage of patients who had an immediate reconstruction following a mastectomy
Quarterly Data Dashboard
Results for all NHS Cancer Alliances and their constituent providers can be viewed on the NAoPri data dashboard, which is updated quarterly with repeated assessments to track progress over time.
Active Feedback and collaboration
Over the course of the next year, the audit will present targeted feedback to NHS Cancer Alliances and, in particular, providers with low percentages of patients receiving immediate reconstruction following mastectomy. Engagement will primarily occur through data presentations at regional meetings (NHS Cancer Alliances and individual providers), breast cancer conferences, and quality improvement workshops.
The audit is developing collaborative plans with Cancer Alliances to utilise NAoPri data for local improvement projects. The audit will iteratively catalogue best practices and improvement activities and share this learning across the networks.
Get Involved
If you are interested in reviewing the Immediate Breast Reconstruction (IBR) rate of your Trust and comparing it with other NHS providers, you can find this information within the NAoPri data dashboard. If you have any queries or would be interested in actively participating in the quality improvement intervention, please contact us at: [email protected].