National Lung Cancer Audit: 2009 Patient Cohort

The purpose of this document is to summarise the key finding of the National Lung Cancer Audit for patients diagnosed with lung cancer or mesothelioma who were first seen in 2009. Every trust in England and Wales, and every Health Board in Scotland has participated in the audit. The Scottish lung cancer dataset (excluding mesothelioma) has been collected for a number of years and this is the third year that the three Scottish networks have contributed data to the NLCA. Because of differences in reporting schedules, standards and targets the Scottish data are tabulated separately. Northern Ireland and Jersey have also participated in the audit for the first time this year, and similarly their data has been tabulated separately.