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2.1.2 Quality Improvements in 2017/18 2.2.2 Participation in Clinical Audits
– Progress Update and National Confidential Enquiries
The key priorities for improvement for 2017/18 were Clinical Audit is a key aspect of assuring and
described in the 2016/17 Quality Account and focused developing effective clinical pathways and outcomes.
on five priority areas each of which represented an
improvement aim under the respective Quality domains National Clinical Audits are either funded by the Health
as defined in the Quality Strategy, ‘Inspiring Quality’. Care Quality Improvement Partnership (HQIP) through
These were agreed by the Trust Board as: the National Clinical Audit and Patient Outcomes
Programme (NCAPOP) or funded through other means.
1. Further embed a safety culture throughout the Priorities for the NCAPOP are set by NHS England with
organisation advice from the National Clinical Audit Advisory Group
2. Increase engagement of children, young people (NCAAG).
and families in improving quality and developing
services. During the reporting period 1st April 2017 to 31st March
3. Increase number of defined clinical care pathways 2018, 10 National Clinical Audits and five National
across our clinical specialties. Confidential Enquiries covered NHS services that Alder
4. Provide support that will enable our staff to feel Hey Children’s NHS Foundation Trust provides.
valued and respected by the organisation and
actively contribute to the organisation’s success During that period Alder Hey Children’s NHS
5. Continue to improve the environment to make it Foundation Trust participated in 100% (10 out of 10)
work for both patients and staff. National Clinical Audits and 100% (5 out of 5) National
Confidential Enquiries of the National Clinical Audits
Details of progress against these key priorities from and National Confidential Enquiries which it was eligible
2017/18 is provided in Section 3 of this report. to participate in.
2.2 STATEMENTS OF The National Clinical Audits and National Confidential
ASSURANCE FROM THE Enquiries that Alder Hey Children’s NHS Foundation
BOARD Trust was eligible to participate in during the reporting
period 1st April 2017 to 31st March 2018 are contained
in the table below.
2.2.1 Review of Services
The National Clinical Audits and National Confidential
During 2017/18 Alder Hey Children’s NHS Foundation Enquiries that Alder Hey Children’s NHS Foundation
Trust provided 42 relevant health services. Alder Hey Trust participated in, and for which data collection was
has reviewed all the data available to them on the completed during the reporting period 1st April 2017 to
quality of care in all of these relevant health services. 31st March 2018, are listed below alongside the number
The income generated by the relevant health services of cases submitted to each audit or enquiry as a
reviewed in 2017/18 represents 100% of the total percentage of the number of registered cases required
income generated from the provision of relevant health by the terms of that audit or enquiry.
services by Alder Hey for 2017/18.
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