CAAW26 Use of National Clinical Audit winners announced

This project aimed to strengthen secondary fracture prevention by improving fragility fracture identification and management, using data from the Falls and Fragility Fracture audit (FFFAP). The team designed and implemented a digitally enabled model that replaced multi-step referrals with a streamlined, system-wide automated identification process. With poor case ascertainment at the outset (22.7% in 2021), identification rose to 80% (3,015 cases) in 2025, double the national benchmark of 40% (and achieved five years earlier than planned).

This project used data from the National Audit of Care at the End of Life (NACEL) to drive improvements, including care planning and communication with patients and their families. Analysis of results from 2019 to 2025 demonstrated sustained improvement across key NACEL indicators and patient experience measures, with the Trust moving from one of the lowest ranked in 2019 to exceeding all NACEL key indicators in 2025. 

This project made extensive use of data from the National Paediatric Diabetes Audit (NPDA), enabling real-time monitoring of uptake, equity, outcomes, and service variation. By integrating a variety of datasets from across the system, the programme created a comprehensive national view of diabetes care for children and young people. It led to substantial improvements in access to diabetes treatments without increasing data burden for clinical teams.