Latest news: November eBulletin

28 Nov 2024

Welcome to the latest round-up of clinical audit and quality improvement news from HQIP, sent out to subscribers in late November/early December 2024. Contents of this edition include:

HQIP Trustees’ report and accounts 2023-24
Statement on data burden published
New resources published in November
Job opportunity: Communications Officer
Patient voice in procurement: The hottest topic at HCSA 2024
Early heads up: HQIP’s holiday closure dates (25 Dec – 1 Jan)

Read the eBulletin here.

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HQIP’s impact in 2023-24 – annual report

26 Nov 2024

We are proud to share that the 2023-24 HQIP Trustees’ Report and Accounts has been published. Focusing on our activities in 2023-24, it shares our vision, achievements and a financial update, as well as details of our impact on healthcare quality.

“I needed to know that I wasn’t alone. I needed answers…it was great to feel heard,” patient participant in HQIP project

As we continue to work in partnership with others across the healthcare sector to achieve evidence-informed, patient-centred improved services and health outcomes for everyone, this report shows the impact our work has had in 2023-24. Highlights include:

A cross-disciplinary, collaborative approach to clinical audit: The National Cancer Audit Collaborating Centre (NATCAN)
The “jewel in the crown of patient safety initiatives”: The National Joint Registry
Involving the public in access to data
Improving health inequality data in national clinical audit
Listening to marginalised voices in maternity care.

We hope that you will take a moment to read our report and find out more about how the data and insights commissioned by HQIP helps to deepen understanding of healthcare services and enable change that has a real impact on patient outcomes.

Patient voice in procurement: The hottest topic at HCSA 2024

25 Nov 2024

It was a pleasure to connect with so many procurement professionals at HCSA 2024. There’s a lot happening in the healthcare procurement world right now. Enthusiasm to deliver better outcomes was evident from everyone we met at this event.

There was one topic that we discussed with almost every delegate who visited our stand… how to embed patient voice into procurement. This is something that we are passionate about at HQIP, having seen how transformative embedding the patient view in our work has been.

Have you seen our recent blog that outlines key considerations for developing a strategic approach to integrating the patient voice in your organisation’s procurement? Discover top tips on creating a structured, impactful and inclusive process; read the blog here.

HQIP’s Procurement+ service delivers better quality and value through our unique combination of patient engagement, quality improvement and procurement expertise. Contact our team on workwithus@hqip.org.uk for a free, no-obligation conversation on how we could help you.

Job opportunity

20 Nov 2024

Communications Officer

Closing date for applications: 3 Dec 2024 at 17:00 Location: HQIP is a homeworking organisation with excellent IT support. Travel into central London is required on an occasional basis for scheduled corporate activity Salary: Circa £32,000 – £38,000 FTE, depending on experience Details: Full time (37.5 hours per week), flexible hours will be considered; permanent contract

Ready to put your communication skills to work for a mission that improves lives? Join us and make a difference in patient care! Key requirements of this position are to:

Manage the HQIP website
Manage internal and external email communications
Maintain HQIP’s social media accounts
Deliver other general communications and marketing activity as required.

Further information Find out more, including a job description and details of how to apply: https://www.hqip.org.uk/work-for-us/communications-officer/ CVs sent without a completed application form will not be accepted.

Statement on data burden published

20 Nov 2024

HQIP recognises the importance of reducing the burden on healthcare provider organisations participating in the National Clinical Audit and Patient Outcomes Programme (NCAPOP) and has released a statement and related guidance.

Click on this link to find out more and download HQIP’s guidance and statement documents.

New resources published November 2024

14 Nov 2024

We are pleased to announce that the following new quality improvement resources from national clinical audits / outcome review programmes have been published today. Commissioned by HQIP, they include reports, infographics, data and other outputs to support quality improvement:

Paediatric diabetes – PREMS report 2024 (National Paediatric Diabetes Audit, NPDA)
End of life care – Planning for the End (National Confidential Enquiry into Patient Outcome and Death, NCEPOD)
Stroke – State of the Nation report (Sentinel Stroke National Audit Programme, SSNAP)
Vascular care – State of the Nation 2024 report (National Vascular Registry, NVR)
Respiratory care – Organisational audit 2024 (National Respiratory Audit Programme, NRAP)
Child mortality – Data release 2024 (National Child Mortality Database, NCMD).

Cancer: In addition, also note that the National Prostate Cancer Audit (NPCA) has released a quarterly update which reports on the performance indicator Emergency readmission within 90 days of radical prostate cancer surgery.

Find out more about these reports

These reports are available to view, or access, using the links above; however, further information about each report can also be found here.

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