This programme, which is part of the National Cancer Audit Collaborating Centre (NATCAN), measures the quality and outcomes of care for people diagnosed for the first time with bowel cancer in NHS hospitals in England and Wales, to be able to improve the quality of the care that people receive.
Substantial progress is required given the NHS Long Term Plan’s target of 75% early-stage diagnoses by 2028.” NBOCA State of the Nation report 2025
Supporting improvement
The NBOCA Quality Improvement Plan describes the approach taken across the NATCAN cancer audits to develop improvement goals and performance indicators / metrics, aiming for these to be measurable, actionable and improvable. Further information can be found on the programme website.
Additional data and resources
Further data and resources can be found on the programme website.
Latest reports
Bowel cancer – State of the Nation report
- National Bowel Cancer Audit (NBOCA),
- National Cancer Audit Collaborating Centre (NATCAN)
The National Bowel Cancer Audit (NBOCA), part of the National Cancer Audit Collaborating Centre (NATCAN),...
Bowel cancer report
- National Bowel Cancer Audit (NBOCA),
- National Cancer Audit Collaborating Centre (NATCAN)
The National Bowel Cancer Audit (NBOCA), which is part of the National Cancer Audit Collaborating...
Bowel cancer State of the Nation report
- National Bowel Cancer Audit (NBOCA),
- National Cancer Audit Collaborating Centre (NATCAN)
The National Cancer Audit Collaborating Centre (NATCAN) has published a State of the Nation report...
Bowel cancer annual report 2022 (NBOCA)
- National Bowel Cancer Audit (NBOCA),
- National Cancer Audit Collaborating Centre (NATCAN)
This report from the National Bowel Cancer Audit (NBOCA) covers an audit of the care...
National Bowel Cancer Audit Annual Report 2021
- National Bowel Cancer Audit (NBOCA),
- National Cancer Audit Collaborating Centre (NATCAN)
The National Bowel Cancer Audit (NBoCA) has published its latest annual report, which aims to...
