26 January 2012

HQIP announced a strategy for meeting the government's transparency agenda regarding the process and outcomes of clinical audits. Rigorous new guidelines have been developed for carrying out NCAPOP audits, to enable lay individuals to access and understand audit results. Reporting will be at Trust level in most cases but may be more granular - as far as members of clinical teams. To support this level of reporting, HQIP will launch a search portal for audit participation and case ascertainment, and a feedback system for NHS staff to highlight potential areas of improvement for ongoing audits.

• HQIP transparency strategy

25 January 2012

HQIP has announced the membership of the Independent Advisory Group for the four Clinical Outcome Review Programmes (medical and surgical, mental health, child health, and maternal, infant and perinatal). Full details are available on the HQIP website: Announcement

24 January 2012

On 26-27 April 2012, HQIP and ESQH will be hosting "a unique opportunity for delegates to discuss national and European registry development, device registers and the potential to pool audit data. As such, anyone who works on or with the results from registers would benefit from attending the two-day event", announced Robin Burgess, HQIP's Chief Executive. Details will be announced on the HQIP website (hqip.org.uk) in due course.

23 January 2012

In its recent report to Health Secretary Andrew Lansley, the NHS Future Forum recommended clinical audit as a crucial part of a patient-centred healthcare system. It suggested that, as well as measuring safety and efficacy outcomes, national clinical audits should measure patient-reported experiences of care as an essential part of patients' journey through the care system.

Download the full report: NHS Future Forum Summary report - second phase