ACSQHC-ARCR-836

LUCAP is a clinical quality registry (self-reported) for lung cancer care in Australia. The platform enables the performance of continuous audit cycles against endorsed key clinical quality indicators (CQI) of care to identify where significant improvements can be made to deliver consistent, world-class care. The type of information LUCAP collects includes: 

• how quickly people get tests
• what sort of tests are performed
• how quickly people get treatments. 

Ultimately, LUCAP aims to improve the quality of care and outcomes for lung cancer patients in Australia by developing a culture of accountability and responsibility in institutions that treat lung cancer in Australia. 

The key objectives of LUCAP are to: 

• Implement a standardised and high quality data collection process across all jurisdictions in Australia
• Enable the generation of risk-adjusted reports on the quality of lung cancer care across Australia for consumers, healthcare providers and researchers, and provide close-to real time dashboards to facilitate clinical and quality improvement initiatives
• Enable the generation of high-quality research data for observational and/or registry-based studies, facilitating and enhancing novel research and new treatment approaches for lung cancer patients. 

LUCAP is currently being implemented in the hospitals listed below, with the intention to expand to all hospitals across Australia (and New Zealand) in the future. LUCAP is supported by Cancer Australia and the peak lung health body the Lung Foundation Australia (LFA). The LUCAP Protocol is endorsed by the Thoracic Society of Australia and New Zealand (TSANZ).