Funding : The National Bowel Cancer Audit is commissioned by the Healthcare Quality Improvement Partnership ( HQIP ) as part of the National Clinical Audit and Patient Outcomes Programme , and funded by NHS England and the Welsh Government ( www.hqip . org.uk/national-programmes ) . Neither HQIP nor the funders had any involvement in the study design ; in the collection , analysis , and interpretation of data ; in the writing of the report ; or in the decision to submit the article for publication . The researchers had full independence from the Healthcare Quality Improvement Partnership .