LUCAP is a patient-focused research group who are developing a national clinical quality data platform for lung cancer that collects, analyses and reports on information such as how quickly people get lung cancer tests, what sort of tests are done and how quickly people get treatments. When large datasets are analysed, this real world data can provide an indication of quality of advances in lung cancer care.
Reports from this platform for individual lung cancer service providers can be compared against a set of national standards to inform of unwanted variation in care, and provide compelling evidence for this to be addressed. The platform can further extend to support innovative research in lung cancer care and treatments.