The British Thoracic Oncology Group (BTOG) Annual Conference 2018, held in Dublin, Ireland, hosted the launch of the latest National Lung Cancer Audit (NCLA) report. Speaking from the conference, Paul Beckett, MD, FRCP, of the Care Quality Improvement Department, Royal College of Physicians, London, UK, provides an overview of the NLCA, including what it is and why it is important in improving lung cancer care. Dr Beckett also passionately highlights the aims of the NCLA.