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HQIP awards Royal College of Physicians contract to deliver National Lung Cancer Audit
Published: 08 Sep 2015
Today the Healthcare Quality Improvement Partnership (HQIP) is pleased to announce it has awarded the Royal College of Physicians (RCP) the contract to deliver the National Lung Cancer Audit (NLCA), for the forthcoming 3-5 years.
HQIP launches quality improvement methods guide
Published: 08 Sep 2015
Today sees the latest from HQIP's ongoing programme of free guidance publications with the launch of the Guide to quality improvement methods.
Joint HQIP and CQC report on maximising NCAPOP data for inspections and supporting hospital QI publishes
Published: 08 Sep 2015
Since May 2015, HQIP and the Care Quality Commission (CQC) have been working collaboratively on a new project aiming to increase utility of national clinical audit (NCA) data to drive quality improvement in health care. Central to the project is maximising accessibility and improving presentational format of NCA data to aid in CQC inspections of acute hospitals and mental health trusts.
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.