New LIS: CEG Cancer Diagnosis Audit Tool (CDAT)
The North East London Cancer Alliance (NELCA) is offering a local incentive scheme to practices completing the CEG Cancer Diagnosis Audit Tool (CDAT) for newly diagnosed cancers in Q1 and Q2 of 2024/25. An incentive of £25 for each patient will be paid to practices following successful completion of the audit (once the initiative concludes).
Undertaking this audit supports practice and PCN action plans for improvement and will also enable a collective analysis to be undertaken by the Cancer Alliance to support local early diagnosis plans.
The CEG CDAT will:
- support reflection, learning and targeted quality improvement,
- enable primary care to evidence and share existing good practice, and
- strengthen local cancer intelligence.
“The Cancer Diagnosis Audit Tool has been really helpful in spotting weaknesses in our processes and driving positive change. Unlike most audits, it leads to real improvements that have made care better for our patients and helped us grow as clinicians.” Dr. Mustafa, Local GP
Action required:
| Action | Steps | Resources |
| Request the CEG tool | Complete the online form. The CAG CDAT tool will be emailed to you. | Online Request Form |
| Run the tool | Run the tool for the following time periods: Q1 – 01 April 2024 – 30 June 20204 Q2 – 01 July 2024 – 30 September 2024 | EMIS Instructions SystmOne Instructions |
| Review the Results | Review the patients with a new cancer diagnosis identified by the tool and complete all fields in the CDAT. | |
| Submit audit by 30 April 2025 | Once you have completed the audit, anonymise the data and extract the Microsoft Excel sheet. Complete the claim form and send this (along with the Excel spreadsheet) to nelondonicb.nelcaprimarycare@nhs.net | CDAT Claim form |
Full details of the audit requirement and payment can be found within the service specification.
“We have been using the cancer audit tool for few years in my practice and it has been an extremely helpful tool for 2 main reasons. It has given us the opportunity in a structured way to review the journey of people getting this dreadful diagnosis and reflect on clinical (what about this slightly raised ALP anyone?) and non-clinical aspects (e.g. use of interpreters, continuity) of their care with the hope to challenge ourselves and improve the service we provide. We also had the opportunity to review aspects of hospital care (delays or success stories etc) and share learning with our hospital colleagues. We took the active decision to reflect instead of being overrun by pessimism. These audits have been one of the most educative exercises for my team.“ Dr Symniakou, Local GP
Need help?
Need some help completing the audit, running the tool or completing the claim form? Drop-in to one of the clinics below where you can ask questions and receive any additional support.
| Date | Time | MS Teams Link |
| Wednesday 12 March | 12.00pm – 12.30pm | Join the meeting now |
| Wednesday 2 April | 1.00pm – 1.30pm | Join the meeting now |
| Wednesday 23 April | 12.00pm – 12.30pm | Join the meeting now |
Contact Us
Please do get in touch if you have any questions or queries. nelondonicb.nelcaprimarycare@nhs.net