National Mastectomy and Breast Reconstruction Audit, Annual Report - 2008

This is the first annual report from the National Mastectomy and Breast Reconstruction Audit. The report presents the first year's work on the project including a pre-audit qualitative study, Hospital Episode Statistics (HES) analysis and organisational audit. The National Mastectomy and Breast Reconstruction Audit collects information on all women (aged 16 and over) who undergo mastectomy and/or breast reconstruction between 1 January and 30 September 2008 in both the NHS and Independent sector. The results of the clinical data collection and patient reported outcomes study will be reported in subsequent reports starting in December 2008.