Part of the National Cancer Audit Collaborating Centre (NATCAN), this programme evaluates patterns of care and outcomes, and reports on diagnosis, treatment and outcomes, for men diagnosed with prostate cancer in England and Wales.
It compares practice and outcomes against national guidance and quality standards, including those from the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE), to help NHS organisations benchmark their prostate cancer care against measurable standards, and identify unwarranted variation in measures of processes and outcomes.
Prostate cancer is the most common solid cancer in men, with over 55,000 new cases diagnosed each year in England, and its incidence is increasing.” NPCA website
Supporting improvement
The NPCA 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
Prostate cancer – State of the Nation report
- National Prostate Cancer Audit (NPCA),
- National Cancer Audit Collaborating Centre (NATCAN)
The National Prostate Cancer Audit (NPCA), part of the National Cancer Audit Collaborating Centre (NATCAN),...
Prostate cancer report
- National Prostate Cancer Audit (NPCA),
- National Cancer Audit Collaborating Centre (NATCAN)
The National Prostate Cancer Audit (NPCA), which is part of the National Cancer Audit Collaborating...
Prostate cancer State of the Nation report
- National Prostate Cancer Audit (NPCA),
- National Cancer Audit Collaborating Centre (NATCAN)
The National Cancer Audit Collaborating Centre (NATCAN) has published a State of the Nation report...
Annual report 2022 – Prostate cancer services during the COVID-19 pandemic (NPCA)
- National Prostate Cancer Audit (NPCA),
- National Cancer Audit Collaborating Centre (NATCAN)
This 9th annual report from the National Prostate Cancer Audit (NPCA) covers the diagnostic period...
National Prostate Cancer Audit Short Report: Patient and tumour characteristics associated with metastatic prostate cancer diagnoses in England
- National Prostate Cancer Audit (NPCA),
- National Cancer Audit Collaborating Centre (NATCAN)
The National Prostate Cancer Audit (NPCA) has published its latest short report into patient and...
