News
Exam stress and bullying linked to child suicide risk, report warns
Published: 23 May 2016
Bereavement, bullying, exams and physical health conditions such as acne and asthma are some of the experiences linked to suicide in children and young people according to a new report by The University of Manchester’s National Confidential Inquiry into Suicide and Homicide by People with Mental Illness (NCISH).
Slight falls in annual stillbirth and neonatal death rates, MNI report finds
Published: 16 May 2016
Maternal, newborn and infant programme study reports regional anomalies among slight national falls
HQIP and NQICAN to host new Quality Improvement theatre at Patient First 2016
Published: 18 Apr 2016
HQIP and NQICAN to co-host quality improvement theatre at UK patient safety conference on 22nd and 23rd November
RCOphth publish the first annual report of the National Ophthalmology Database Audit
Published: 11 Apr 2016
In the first annual report of the National Ophthalmology Database Audit published by The Royal College of Ophthalmologists (RCOphth) ‘historic’ or ‘legacy’ data have been used to highlight data completeness and to establish a robust methodology for future cataract surgery audit cycles.
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