Networks

HQIP provides support for clinical audit networks, through providing funding opportunities for meetings and events (see network funding), providing advice on request and hosting the National Clinical Audit Forum - facilitating online networking for clinical audit professionals.

Where active networks did not previously exist, HQIP has worked with local clinical audit professionals to establish new networks, such as the North East Clinical Audit Network and the East of England Clinical Audit Network. This area provides details of the most well established groups in the UK, listed by the English regions, followed by national groups and common interest groups.

HQIP is in the process of updating this list in line with relevant networks on NCAF. If you are aware of any other networks that should be added here, please contact LQIT on lqit@hqip.org.uk.

The National Audit and Governance Group, NAGG, is the 'network of networks' and has representation from all regional networks, some national/specialist networks and national groups such as royal colleges and HQIP. More information on NAGG can be found here.

Regional clinical audit networks

North East  

• North East Clinical Audit Network

North West

• North West Regional Clinical Audit Network Group
• North West Mental Health Clinical Audit Group
• Greater Manchester Clinical Audit Network
• Cumbria and Lancashire Clinical Audit Network
• Cheshire and Borders Clinical Audit Network

Yorkshire and Humber

• Yorkshire Effectiveness and Audit Regional Network (YEARN)

East Midlands

• Clinical Audit Support Network (CASNET)
• East Midlands Mental Health Clinical Effectiveness Network

West Midlands

• Midlands Effectiveness and Audit Network (MEAN)
• Clinical Guidance & Audit Strategy Group (CASG)

East of England

• Clinical Audit Forum Essex (CAFE)
• East of England Clinical Audit Network
• Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Clinical Audit Network (CAPCAN)

South West

• South West Audit Network (SWANS)

South Central

• Solent and Hampshire Audit Information Network (SHAIN)
• South Central Clinical Audit Network

South East Coast

• South East Clinical Effectiveness Network (SECEN)

London

• North East and North Central London
• North West London
• South and East London

National networks

• National Ambulance Clinical Audit Steering Group

Common interest/specialist networks

• Orthopaedic International Clinical Audit Network (OICAN)