8 Audit of a 3-day turnaround time for histopathology reporting in lung cancer cases

The NHS England National Optimal Lung Cancer Pathway (NOLCP) is designed to improve outcomes in lung cancer by reducing delays in diagnosis. According to this document, in cases of suspected lung cancer where the pathological diagnosis will influence treatment and management, then there should be histopathology result with subtype available within 3 working days and biomarkers (molecular markers) in 10 working days. In this audit we compare the turnaround times (TAT) in our centre against the desired standard set out by NOLCP.
Source: Lung Cancer - Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Tags: Basic Science Source Type: research