Clinical Audit Heroes Awards: The Sustainable Respiratory Care Audit team
The Sustainable Respiratory Care Audit Team at Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust were named Future-proofing Healthcare Hero in 2022’s Clinical Audit Heroes Awards.
They were recognised for their work improving care for individual patients while also reducing the environmental impacts of healthcare. Their nomination detailed how the project provided a structure for the audit of patients’ techniques, preferences and knowledge about inhalers, and the need for a clinical review – interventions that can reduce the carbon footprint of healthcare while improving the quality of care.
In the spirit of sharing best practice, we’ve invited 2022’s Clinical Audit Heroes (and commended entries) to share case studies of their work. Please see the Sustainable Respiratory Care Audit Team at Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust case study below.
Find out more about the Clinical Audit Heroes Awards here.
The Clinical Audit Heroes Awards were part of HQIP’s national campaign, Clinical Audit Awareness Week which promotes and celebrate the benefits and impact of clinical audit and quality improvement work in healthcare. The week is run in collaboration with the National Quality Improvement (incl. Clinical Audit) Network (N-QI-CAN). Find out more here.
