News
Congenital cardiac surgery continues to improve in the UK
Published: 04 Apr 2016
News: Survival for children undergoing cardiac care continues to improve, audit finds
National Diabetes Footcare Audit Report presents initial findings
Published: 30 Mar 2016
The National Diabetes Foot Care Audit (NDFA, presents initial findings about the treatment and outcomes of more than 5,000 patients
Lung cancer surgery survival increase
Published: 16 Mar 2016
Surgery offers the best chance of a cure for lung cancer patients with survival rates increasing to 96%, finds NCLA report
CQC inspection of University Hospital Birmingham NHS foundation trust (UHB) – HQIP statement
Published: 03 Mar 2016
A comment from HQIP regarding the CQC inspection of University Hospital Birmingham NHS foundation trust (UHB)
Maternal, Newborn and Child Health Procurement Framework Agreement
Published: 03 Mar 2016
HQIP currently commissions several national audits and clinical outcome review programmes operating in the clinical areas of maternity services, perinatal services, and child health. At present, these programmes are commissioned as separate contracts and there is limited scope for systematic overview or alignment, and support for collaborative working.
HQIP associate director joins UCLPartners Improvement Fellows Programme
Published: 29 Feb 2016
Yvonne Silove, HQIP’s associate director for quality and improvement, selected for first cohort of the UCLPartners Improvement Fellows programme
Royal College of Physicians awarded pioneering national Mortality Case Record Review Programme
Published: 16 Feb 2016
HQIP awards contract to deliver the first ever national Mortality Case Record Review Programme to the Royal College of Physicians (RCP).
COPD 2015 report: Rehabilitation delivers benefits but too many patients missing out
Published: 10 Feb 2016
The National Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Audit Programme’s Pulmonary Rehabilitation (PR) Report reveals substantial health benefits received by patients who complete PR treatment yet many patients are not being referred, and many patients (40%) find it difficult to complete the PR programme.
COPD 2015 pulmonary rehab report finds many patients not referred or completing programmes
Published: 10 Feb 2016
COPD Audit Programme’s Pulmonary Rehabilitation (PR) Report reveals substantial benefits for patients who complete treatment yet many not being referred, and many find it difficult to complete programmes.
Increase in patients meeting blood pressure targets, NDA finds
Published: 27 Jan 2016
Latest National Diabetes Audit also highlights wide regional variation in care and treatment.