A report from the National Cancer Equality Initiate (NCEI), a body tasked by DH with researching the evidence for inequalities in cancer across the UK, suggests that data collection and analysis is improving. Highlighting opportunities provided by the National Cancer Intelligence Network (NCIN) in bringing together the various sources of information, NCEI’s report also identifies significant gaps in evidence (particularly as regards socio-economic deprivation, ethnicity, religion and disability) and sets some priorities for future work. Amongst these is the new cancer patient experience survey, which will take place for the first time this year. There is also the suggestion that multidisciplinary teams undertake patient level equality audits and review these annually as part of the National Cancer Peer Review Programme. Early adoption sites for this will be sought this year. NCIN also previews its Cancer Equalities Portal, which offers data by cancer type and equality group.
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