Targeted Lung Health Check Programme: External Quality Assurance of Radiologists

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    "description": "The Targeted Lung Health Checks (TLHC) programme is a ground-breaking flagship programme of work in England contributing to the ambition of the NHS Long Term Plan to improve early diagnosis and survival for those diagnosed with cancer.The TLHC programme targets those most at risk of lung cancer. People aged over 55 years old but less than 75 years old that have ever smoked are invited to a free lung check. Those assessed at high risk of lung cancer are offered a low dose CT scan. As part the programme's quality assurance protocols, NHSE is looking to procure an External Quality Assurance system (EQA). Once developed, all radiologists who report on the TLHC programme will have to undertake an annual external quality assurance (EQA) test to read low dose CT scans. This will involve radiologists reviewing a set number of CT scans with the results used to benchmark reporting of radiologists with peers. This process will establish a feedback loop, to measure the ongoing quality of radiologists reporting practices. The objectives of having an EQA are to: * Ensure reporting of low dose CT scans is evaluated to flag outliers who have high rates of recalls and high rates of interval cancers being detected. * Ensure radiologists that are outliers receive training and ongoing support overseen by the Responsible Radiologist and Clinical Director of Programme. The EQA does not yet exist and the national team is looking to procure a supplier to a) build the platform and b) oversee the process going forward. If you are interested in this opportunity please email england.tlhc@nhs.net we will be able to share a market engagement document with you from 11th March and we intend to hold a market engagement event on 18th March.",
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