Doug West
@dougwest.bsky.social
Thoracic Surgeon in Bristol, England. Work for National Lung Cancer Audit @nlca-natcan, and National Consultant Information Project @GIRFT, also RCSEd. Hon Sec, Society for Cardiothoracic Surgery. Dad, runner, occasional sailor.
Great day at the Society For Cardiothoracic Surgery today. Lots of new work on education, minimal access cardiac surgery and quality improvement in the pipeline.
June 20, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Great day at the Society For Cardiothoracic Surgery today. Lots of new work on education, minimal access cardiac surgery and quality improvement in the pipeline.
NLCA research Fellow Lauren Dixon presenting the National Lung Cancer Audit QI plan at @natcan-news.bsky.social . Access to and support from cancer nurse specialists is crucial to patient experience if cancer care.
April 23, 2025 at 1:24 PM
NLCA research Fellow Lauren Dixon presenting the National Lung Cancer Audit QI plan at @natcan-news.bsky.social . Access to and support from cancer nurse specialists is crucial to patient experience if cancer care.
Great start to the National Cancer Audit Quality Improvement Event at @natcan-news.bsky.social today with Michael Sykes. Learning how to use national cancer data to improve the quality of clinical care.
April 23, 2025 at 12:15 PM
Great start to the National Cancer Audit Quality Improvement Event at @natcan-news.bsky.social today with Michael Sykes. Learning how to use national cancer data to improve the quality of clinical care.
NLCA fellow Lauren Dixon presenting the latest National Lung Cancer Audit data at #SCTS2025 this morning. Exciting to see surgical resection rates at 20% in England- the highest ever. However, significant work to do to decrease surgical wait times. More at wwe.lungcanceraudit.org.uk.
March 18, 2025 at 12:23 PM
NLCA fellow Lauren Dixon presenting the latest National Lung Cancer Audit data at #SCTS2025 this morning. Exciting to see surgical resection rates at 20% in England- the highest ever. However, significant work to do to decrease surgical wait times. More at wwe.lungcanceraudit.org.uk.
Delighted to be helping at the National Clinical Improvement Programme stand at #SCTS2025 in Edinburgh today. Come and find out how NHS England data can help you understand and improve care for thoracic surgery patients. It's free, and we will even help you sign in!
March 17, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Delighted to be helping at the National Clinical Improvement Programme stand at #SCTS2025 in Edinburgh today. Come and find out how NHS England data can help you understand and improve care for thoracic surgery patients. It's free, and we will even help you sign in!
Congratulations to Lauren Dixon and the rest of the NLCA team at #BTOG25. Poster prize winners for work on national patterns of SACT use in lung cancer
March 5, 2025 at 12:29 PM
Congratulations to Lauren Dixon and the rest of the NLCA team at #BTOG25. Poster prize winners for work on national patterns of SACT use in lung cancer