What the Data Informatics team does:
The data informatics team in the Thames Valley Cancer Alliance provide a service to NHS England colleagues, local ICBs, hospital trusts, our key partnership Groups (i.e. Clinical Quality Group & the TVCA Cancer Board) and other health care colleagues to support them to understand and benchmark their local cancer populations, pathways and outcomes.
Our vision: To deliver high quality, timely and reliable cancer informatics to support improvements in cancer care and awareness for patients and the public and strive to establish an evidence base and data insights for all projects and key meetings, including Boards.
- Informatics is the science of how to use data, information and knowledge to improve human health and the delivery of health care services.
- Cancer data and intelligence are crucial for measuring, monitoring and evaluating progress against the National Cancer Strategy, the requirements of the NHS Plan and the annual Planning Guidance.
- The Thames Valley Cancer Alliance aims to provide the core team, partners and key stakeholders with the timely and robust cancer informatics they need to deliver high quality and successful local cancer services – transforming our cancer data into intelligence.