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Cancer Alliance Data, Evidence and Analysis Service CRUK event - Enabling better cancer care: data intelligence for Cancer Alliances

Amy Lee

CADEAS Lead

National Cancer Programme

amy.lee5@nhs.net 17th January 2018

New analytical capacity to support Alliances

CADEAS will be established during 2017/18.

Funding for approximately 15 posts

To support Alliances with data, evidence and analysis needs

Evidence-based local decision making

NOT to monitor or assure performance.

A partnership between NHS England and Public Health England

Evidence, lessons and challenges to be shared more readily

Focus on analysis which adds most value

Consistency in approaches and methodologies

Work closely with analysts across the system.

Nationally coordinated strategic service

Senior Analytical posts have now been filled and Analyst posts have gone out to advert

10 Analyst posts

Data Lead Analysis Lead Analysis Lead Evidence Lead

CADEAS Lead

Amy Lee

Senior Analyst

Midlands and East

Sarah Miller (Cambridge - started)

Lead Analyst

North

Jason Poole (Sheffield - started)

Senior Analyst

London

Lucy Young (London – starting 5th

Feb)

Lead Analyst

South

Natasha Crawford (London –starting 5th

Feb)

Lead Analyst

Unekwu Idachaba (temporary until mid-

Feb 2019)

DATA

EVIDENCE

ANALYSIS

ANALYTICAL FRAMEWORK

CADEAS will focus on providing data, strategic analysis and evidence underpinned by an analytical framework

Initial work programme on data will include two key deliverables: (i) data packs on cancer populations

Data packs produced in partnership with NCRAS: • One Alliance pack • Individual Alliance packs with CCG data • Individual Alliance packs with STP data

Contents: Outcomes • Survival • Mortality • Prevalence • Patient experience Cancer pathway • Screening • Early diagnosis • Operational Performance • Incidence • Pathways (median times - lung; colorectal; prostate)

Example from All Alliance data pack:

Example from East of England data pack:

(ii) regular core reports

Replicating reports produced by Pan-Cancer Vanguard Informatics Team in partnership with RM Partners and NCRAS.

Initial work programme on strategic analysis to focus on four key themes identified from Alliance engagement

Pathway analysis Capacity modelling

Evidence to support business cases

Scenario modelling/ forecasting

Initial work on evidence to focus on gap analysis

Develop analytical framework including logic models.

Produce stocktake of key interventions in each work stream using Alliance delivery plans and Transformation Fund bids.

Develop understanding and advise on planned local evaluations.

Work with partners to identify specific projects to support and fully evaluate.

CADEAS would like to work with Alliances to further identify priorities and develop the ongoing work programme

Queries and work requests to go to Alliance named

contact

Alliance named contact to direct/ filter/ prioritise

CADEAS contact to work with Alliance named contact to understand needs

All needs to be collated and

assessed (e.g. common themes) – directed/ filtered/ prioritised and gap analysis carried out

Work Programme to be developed by

CADEAS Lead with advice from CDAAG

Work with other analysts across the system to avoid duplication and develop synergies and partnership working

Cancer Transformation Programme’s need and priorities