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Audit Tools and Quality Improvement. HQIP conference 2013 EMCC, Nottingham. National Confidential Inquiry into Suicide and Homicide by People with Mental Illness (NCISH): Using audit tools for improving quality of mental health services. How can toolkits improve quality of health services?.
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Audit Tools and Quality Improvement HQIP conference 2013 EMCC, Nottingham
National Confidential Inquiry into Suicide and Homicide by People with Mental Illness (NCISH):Using audit tools for improving quality of mental health services
How can toolkits improve quality of health services? • How can research/audit findings help? (NK) • The NCISH toolkit and other quality improvement tools (KW)
What is the process of data collection? Obtain national data Determine contact with MH services via NHS Trust/board contact Contact with services <12 months No contact with services <12 months Questionnaire sent to clinical teams
What is the scale of our database? England 2000-2010 • General population suicide deaths • 49,532 • Suicide rate: 10.1 per 100,000 per year • Number of patient suicide: (i.e. Inquiry cases): • 13,390 (27%) • 1,200 deaths per year
What are some of the key characteristics of our suicides? • High levels of social isolation, self-harm and substance misuse • 1,577 (12%) in-patients • 2,554 (19%) died within 3 months of discharge
What is happening to suicide rates? (Kapur et al. 2012, Psychological Medicine)
What’s happened to the number of deaths in key in-patient groups?
What is happening to rates of suicide in different patient groups? (Kapur et al. 2012, Psychological Medicine)
What works? (While et al., Lancet, 2012) National policies and recommendations Safety First (2001): 12 steps to a safer service Removal of ligature points Assertive outreach 24-hour crisis team 7-day follow-up Non-compliance Dual diagnosis Criminal justice information sharing Multi-disciplinary review Training in suicide risk management
Do policies make a difference? Suicide rate per 100,000 * * = significant difference p<0.05
Pre and post suicide rates (1997-2006) for implementing services
What is the impact on service improvement? • Data collection tools • reflecting on practice • summary of patient data for consultant
Greater Manchester West Mental Health Foundation Trust Suicide prevention in Manchester NCISH Toolkit GMW local audit
What is the impact on service improvement? • Data collection tools – • reflecting on practice • summary of patient data for consultant • Toolkit • individual audit of practice • local organisational audit • evidence based health services
What is the impact on service improvement? • Data collection tools – • reflecting on practice • summary of patient data for consultant • Toolkit • individual audit of practice • local organisational audit • evidence based health services • Themed reports • case studies for services to review • summary of key learning points and ‘how to’
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