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NICE and National Clinical Audit Participating Trust Perspective. Jean Schofield Clinical Audit Development Manager. Trust Clinical Audit Programmes. Main audit priorities consist of following types of projects: NCAPOP Quality Account NICE guidance.
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NICE and National Clinical AuditParticipating Trust Perspective Jean Schofield Clinical Audit Development Manager
Trust Clinical Audit Programmes Main audit priorities consist of following types of projects: • NCAPOP • Quality Account • NICE guidance
Why is it important to include NICE in NCAs? • Ensures national audit measures compliance with evidence based standards • Provides evidence of NICE compliance for local commissioners • Therefore, potential to reduce number of additional audits Trusts are required to do • Use data for more than one purpose
Why is it important to include NICE in NCAs? • Support & drive implementation of Clinical Guidelines • Needed as these are more complex to audit – cover patient pathway, include a number of specialties & professions • Could provide data for NICE Quality Standards for commissioners/contracts
What do we need from NICE? • Discussion with NCA providers to incorporate NICE guidance/audit tools when developing new national audits • Identification of priorities for NICE implementation to inform choice of topics for NCAs
What do we need from NICE? • To agree key standards for quality care within specific guidance used in a NCA • In large audits this can focus recommendations on key actions to be taken
What do we need from NCA providers? • Explicit information on which NICE guidance to be measured in audit • Clear standards • Reports which display compliance with standards
What do we need from NCA providers? • Consider focus on specific aspect of care in a NCA to drive change where compliance low eg. SINAP
OutcomePositive for participating trusts Improved patient care