Quality standard
Development sources
Development sources
Further explanation of the methodology used can be found in the quality standards process guide.
Evidence sources
The documents below contain recommendations from NICE guidance or other NICE‑accredited recommendations that were used by the Quality Standards Advisory Committee to develop the quality standard statements and measures.
Policy context
It is important that the quality standard is considered alongside current policy documents, including:
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National Cancer Peer Review Programme. National Peer Review Report: cancer services 2012/2013 (2013)
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NHS England. Service specification: Cancer soft tissue sarcoma (adult) (2013)
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NHS England. Service specification: Primary malignant bone tumours service (adults and adolescents) (2013)
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Department of Health. The national cancer strategy: 3rd annual report (2013)
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Welsh Assembly Government. Wales cancer patient experience survey 2013 (2013)
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Department of Health. National cancer patient experience survey 2011/12 (2012)
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Welsh Assembly Government. Together for health: cancer delivery plan for the NHS to 2016 (2012)
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Department of Health. Improving outcomes: a strategy for cancer (2011)
Definitions and data sources for the quality measures
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National Cancer Intelligence Network. National cancer patient experience survey
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National Cancer Intelligence Network. Cancer outcomes and services dataset
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National Cancer Peer Review. Manual for cancer services: sarcoma measures