COLORECTAL AUDIT EVENT
Tuesday 17th April 2012
The Durham Centre, Belmont Industrial Estate,
Durham, DH1 1TN
Hosted by the Colorectal Network Site Specific Group
EVALUATION REPORT
Introduction
The 2nd Colorectal regional audit half-day event was held at The Durham Centre
on Friday 6th May 2011. The programme was aimed at Consultants, Physicians,
Surgeons, Oncologists, Nurse Specialists, Allied Health Professionals,
Radiologists and Histopathologists working in the challenging field of colorectal
cancer services across the network.
The event was chaired by Mr Madan Jha, Consultant Surgeon and Audit Lead of
the Colorectal Network Site Specific Group (NSSG) and attracted an audience of
19 delegates (see appendix 1 for a full list of delegates).
The programme of the event was in the form of showcase plenary presentations.
CPD Accreditation
Accreditation for 2 CPD points from the Royal College of Physicians was
awarded.
Evaluation
The number of completed evaluation forms received totalled 14 (73%) and have
been summarised within this report.
Conclusion
Feedback from the event will be discussed at the next Colorectal NSSG meeting.
On behalf of the North of England Cancer Network and Mr Talvinder Gill
NSSG Chair, appreciation goes out to all those who participated in making
the event a success.
Introductory Remarks
Mr Talvinder Gill
Mr Gill welcomed everyone to the meeting and gave a brief background to the
programme of the day.
Overall Opinion of the Day
Did the Programme meet the needs of the Attendees?
Audit Presentations
The following presentations were received by the audience, all of which can be
accessed via the following link:
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1. Low Rectal Cancer (LOREC) National Development Programme – Mr
Talvinder Gill, Colorectal Surgeon, gave an update on the LOREC
programme which is funded by the National Cancer Action Team and aims
to improve cancer outcomes and quality of life for patients with low rectal
cancers. Initially only 1 Colorectal MDT per Network was invited to be
involved in the programme but this has now been extended to all MDTs.
Mr Gill asked members to raise awareness and encourage support; further
information can be found at: www.lorec.nhs.uk
2. Anal Cancer Process Audit – Dr Jonathan Nicoll, Consultant Clinical
Oncologist, presented on the outcomes of this audit which was undertaken
in North Cumbria. Members noted the following actions:
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Referral to be made by e-mail direct from local MDT (as oncology
referrals are).
Check for specialist MDT reply before treatment starts.
Annual audit to be undertaken.
3. Audit of Time from Surgery to Starting Adjuvant Chemotherapy for
Colorectal Cancer – Dr Jonathan Nicoll presented on this audit which
was also undertaken in North Cumbria. Members welcomed comparative
data from Newcastle and South Tees in order to discuss the
recommendations further.
4. Audit on Nurse-led Bowel Investigation Clinic in South Tyneside –
Elaine Kilgannon, Cancer Services Manager, and Jane Barnes, CNS,
presented on the outcomes of an audit undertaken in 2010 and
subsequent re-audit of the Nurse-led Bowel Cancer Assessment Clinic in
South Tyneside. The group discussed the findings and welcomed further
analysis around the clinic’s cost effectiveness.
5. Cancer Waiting Times Audit – Linda Wintersgill, NECN Information &
Audit Manager, explained the scope of this audit which was to determine
how long patients wait for each part of the patient pathway from referral to
treatment in NECN and to assess the degree of variation between different
trusts in the Network.
6. NORCCAG: Report on Process and Outcomes Data of the Treatment
of Colorectal Cancer – David Borowski, Consultant Surgeon, and
Dorothy Simms, Audit Co-ordinator, updated on the NORCCAG annual
report.
Further Evaluation:
What was your opinion of the venue?
Which aspect of the day was most useful to you?
Comments:

Need a wider audience
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NORCCAG information very disjointed; what benefit is this – how is
the information used?

Keep on changing the venue
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Better communication of details of the day in a more timely way may
facilitate a better attendance; it is a very useful meeting and I am
sure many are disappointed to have missed the meeting
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Early notification to be able to sort work load
Closing Remarks
MJ closed the meeting by thanking everyone for their participation.
Appendix 1 – List of Delegates
First Name: Surname:
Job Title:
Place of Work:
Jane
Barnes
CNS
South Tyneside
Ann
Bassom
Network Co-ordinator
NECN
David
Borowski
Consultant Surgeon
North Tees / NORCCAG
Sarah
Carroll
Specialist Nurse
JCUH
Alison
Chilvers
Research Network Team Leader
JCUH
John
Corson
Consultant Surgeon
Sunderland Royal
Talvinder
Gill
Consultant Surgeon
UHNT
Kumud
Jain
Consultant Histopathologist
South Tyneside
Madan
Jha
Consultant Surgeon
JCUH
Elaine
Kilgannon
Cancer Services Manager
South Tyneside
Sarah
Mills
Consultant Surgeon
Wansbeck Hospital
Jonathan
Nicoll
Consultant Clinical Oncologist
Cumberland Infirmary
June
Nixon
Audit Assistant
NORCCAG, Hexham
Anne
Richardson SIF
NECN
Dorothy
Simms
Audit Co-Ordinator
NORCCAG, Hexham
Barry
Slater
Consultant Surgeon
Northumbria
Angela
Stanley
Colorectal Sister
JCUH
Heather
Wilson
Stoma Care Nurse Specialist
QE Gateshead
Linda
Wintersgill
Information & Audit Manager
NECN