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Medical and surgical programme: half of patients with GI bleeds receive inadequate care, NCEPOD report finds
Published: 08 Sep 2015
Someone suffers a gastrointestinal bleed every 6 minutes, yet half of hospitals are not fully equipped to treat these patients
Worrying shortfall in care for emergency bowel surgery patients, National Emergency Laparotomy Audit finds
Published: 08 Sep 2015
More patients die from emergency bowel surgery than from any type of high-risk planned surgery. A study published today has revealed that, despite the inherent risks of emergency bowel surgery, the care and resources provided do not match those generally provided for patients undergoing high-risk planned operations.
World’s first national review of deaths of people with learning disabilities announced
Published: 08 Sep 2015
Sentinel Stroke National Audit Programme launches first report into post-hospital stroke care
Published: 08 Sep 2015
The Sentinel Stroke National Audit Programme (SSNAP) for the first time today, launches an audit report on the organisation of care for stroke patients once they have left hospital. The audit covers England, Wales and Northern Ireland, and includes care in community hospitals, care homes and in the patients' own home.
National congenital heart disease audit reveals 30-day surgery survival rates
Published: 08 Sep 2015
Data published today by the National Congenital Heart Disease Audit (NCHDA) shows that 22,719 congenital heart operations and transcatheter interventional procedures were performed across 34 centres, including all 14 specialist paediatric units, between 2011 and 2014 in the UK and Republic of Ireland. No hospital had excess mortality for paediatric surgery within the reporting period as assessed by using the PRAiS risk adjustment model.
Chronic kidney disease audit pilot: just 50% of CKD patients correctly coded, report finds
Published: 08 Sep 2015
Pilot report reveals only 50% of patients with Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) are being appropriately coded
Mental health outcome review programme team ‘highly commended’ in university awards
Published: 08 Sep 2015
The National Confidential Inquiry into Suicide and Homicide (NCISH) team, which delivers the Mental health outcome review programme for HQIP, has been ‘highly commended’ at the Manchester University's Making a Difference Awards in the Outstanding Benefit to Society Through Research category.
Scotland joins medical and surgical review programme
Published: 27 Aug 2015
HQIP is pleased to announce that from 1 April 2015, Scotland will join the Medical and Surgical Clinical Outcome Review Programme.
Tender for national maternity and perinatal clinical audit
Published: 27 Aug 2015
Page published: 14 April 2015 and updated 12 May 2015
Keele opens applications for 2015/16 clinical audit post grad certificate
Published: 27 Aug 2015
Keele University has reinstated its Postgraduate Certificate in Clinical Audit, with applications now open for the 2015/16 academic year.
UK ablation rates lower than Europe
Published: 27 Aug 2015
The National Audit of Cardiac Rhythm Management publishes new information in the 2013-14 Annual Cardiac Ablation report