The National Mesothelioma Audit (NMA) is commissioned and funded by Mesothelioma UK, a charity that provides specialist mesothelioma information and improved care.
Commissioned by and working in partnership with Mesothelioma UK to deliver the national mesothelioma audit (NMA), we have published a number of audit reports to raise the profile of this asbestos-related cancer and to make recommendations on improving the outcomes for mesothelioma patients.
There are four main aims for the mesothelioma audit:
- maintain and enhance the profile of mesothelioma, a disease with poor outcome and variation in care
- build upon the recommendations of the previous mesothelioma report and allow organisations to measure and demonstrate improvement over time
- embed a process of data collection for mesothelioma in clinical teams linked to an infrastructure that has a robust long-term future
- set new standards for mesothelioma.
What is mesothelioma?
Malignant mesothelioma (MM) is a type of cancer that develops over a long period of time and commonly originates in mesothelial cells found in the thin membrane (pleura) that lines the lungs and the inside of the chest wall (malignant pleural mesothelioma – MPM). Mesothelioma can also affect the similar peritoneal membrane within the abdominal cavity (peritoneal mesothelioma – PM). Approximately 2,500 people per year are diagnosed in the UK.
What we have produced
The report examines key performance indicators in the management of patients diagnosed with mesothelioma between 1 January 2016 and 31 December 2018 and makes several recommendations for improvement.
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This is our first mesothelioma report to include results for peritoneal mesothelioma cases.
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The National Lung Cancer Audit is now run and managed by the Royal College of Surgeons.
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2022
2020
NLCA 2020 survival analysis
NLCA 2020 survival data
NLCA annual audit report 2020 England data
2019
NLCA annual audit report 2019 England data
NLCA annual audit report 2019 Wales and Guernsey data
2015
- NLCA Meso report 2016 (2014 audit period)
- NLCA Meso executive summary 2016 (2014 audit period)
- NLCA Meso information sheet 2016 (2014 audit period)