1. NICE and National Clinical Audit Participating Trust Perspective Jean Schofield Clinical Audit Development Manager

2. Trust Clinical Audit Programmes Main audit priorities consist of following types of projects: NCAPOP Quality Account NICE guidance

3. 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

4. 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

5. 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

6. 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

7. 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

8. 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

9. Outcome Positive for participating trusts Improved patient care