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The Healthcare Quality Improvement Partnership (HQIP)’s mission is to save and improve patients’ lives using evidence. We are a not-for-profit, long-term partner of the NHS that measures the quality of healthcare, to drive improvements in care and patient outcomes. By measuring the care provided for some of the most commonly occurring conditions, against recognised standards, we provide a clear view of what is working well and where improvement will have maximum impact.
How do we measure care?
HQIP commissions and manages the UK’s largest suite of national clinical audits and outcome reviews, and hosts the largest orthopaedic registry in the world, on behalf of NHS England, the Welsh Government and others. These programmes provide publicly available data on a wide range of conditions, from asthma to vascular health, that is trusted by patients and clinicians alike. This evidence – in the form of reports, infographics, data, recommendations and other resources – is an essential tool for delivering improvements in patient care and outcomes.
If asked how to drive improvement when designing an NHS that is ‘Fit for the Future’, I would say start with national clinical audits” Dame Celia Ingham Clark, HQIP Chair and former Deputy Medical Director, NHS England
How do we improve care?
Our real-world data helps to raise standards, reduce variations in care, and ensure that every patient receives the best possible treatment. In other words, the value of our work goes far beyond data collection and analysis. As a long-term partner of the NHS, we understand the complex challenges that healthcare providers and the wider community face, to improve care and outcomes. By sharing robust data, we support those working in healthcare, providing the evidence needed to determine where to make changes. This leads to safer services, better patient experience and, most importantly, improving and saving patients’ lives.
Patient engagement
Patients are involved at every stage of our work, from programme design through to the development of outputs. Not only is patient engagement important to HQIP, to patients and to healthcare providers, it is crucial for healthcare services. By working closely with patients and communities, we can understand their priorities and concerns, and develop services that truly meet those needs. Find out more about patient engagement, including HQIP’s Service User Network (SUN).
More about HQIP
An independent charity led the Academy of Medical Royal Colleges (AoMRC) and the Royal College of Nursing (RCN), HQIP was established in 2008, and has been a commissioner for NHS England, the Welsh government and other devolved nations since. Our work is funded by its commissioners, with funding for the National Clinical Audit and Patient Outcomes Programme (NCAPOP) being generated by the NHS Standard Contract, which requires relevant providers of NHS services to participate via subscriptions.
HQIP is governed by a Board of Trustees, the Chair of which is Dame Celia Ingham Clark, a former Deputy Medical Director at NHS England. We produce statutory Trustee reports and accounts, which outline our activities and achievements, each year. We also adhere to, and publish, a number of key policies to ensure that we maintain the highest possible standards in everything that we do.
