Healthcare Quality Improvement Partnership (HQIP)

With one in four adults currently living with #obesity - which significantly increases the risk of type 2 #diabetes, heart disease and #stroke - it’s paramount that #healthcare is effective. The cost far exceeds financial implications. Living with obesity can affect quality of life, and have wide-reaching implications relating to mental health, employment and many other issues. If care better meets the needs of patients, it is more likely to be successful, leading to a healthier, happier nation – and that’s where HQIP’s patient advocates come in… Thanks to Aurora – and others like her from the Healthcare Quality Improvement Partnership (HQIP)'s User Panel – the NHS is able to tailor its obesity prevention programme (including the use of ‘weight loss injections’): “It’s great to know that service design will better reflect patient priorities”. Find out how HQIP's patient advocates are guiding national obesity care: https://lnkd.in/eN7uus2e

NEW report from the Medical and Surgical Outcome Review Programme (NCEPOD), commissioned by the Healthcare Quality Improvement Partnership (HQIP), reviews care in hospital provided to adults with abnormal levels of #bloodsodium, finding that it can be improved with timely and appropriate identification, & investigation, consistent recording and effective communication. It contains a number of insights to support improvement in care: - Develop care bundles and training to reduce variation in the assessment and management of abnormal blood sodium levels - Improve the clinical assessment of fluid status in all patients - Integrate test results into patient electronic records to help identify trends in blood sodium levels - Standardise the use and the dosing of hypertonic saline solution - Document and communicate all medication changes to all healthcare providers and patients. It also includes five recommendations for improvement. Read in full: https://lnkd.in/eyXjxjmU

HQIP announces that Professor Danny Keenan will be retiring from his role as HQIP Medical Director in the new year, marking the end of an extraordinary chapter in the organisation’s history. Danny has served as Medical Director since 2013, providing outstanding leadership, clinical insight, and an unwavering commitment to improving patient care. Over more than a decade, he has played a pivotal role in advancing HQIP’s mission to drive quality improvement across the NHS through clinical audit and national registries. HQIP Chief Executive Chris Gush: “Danny’s contribution to HQIP and to the wider healthcare system has been immense. His leadership, wisdom, and passion for improvement have shaped much of what HQIP stands for today. We are deeply grateful for his service and wish him every happiness in his retirement.” 👇 Read the full news story here: https://lnkd.in/eyywBgfi HQIP will shortly begin recruiting Danny’s successor to build on the strong foundation he has established - check back for further updates via our website and social channels. #MedicalDirector #ClinicalAudit #QualityImprovement #NHS #NHSEngland #NCAPOP NHS NHS England

Did you see? The latest report on #respiratory care from the National Respiratory Audit Programme (NRAP), commissioned by the Healthcare Quality Improvement Partnership (HQIP), shows that the most common reason for readmission remains an acute exacerbation of #asthma or #COPD – the same condition that led to initial hospital admission. Read the full report: https://lnkd.in/e5vjF2xu

Published last week: NEW report from National Emergency Laparotomy Audit (#NELA) and HQIP: ✅ 30-day mortality has dropped to its lowest level in 10 years of #audit, and postoperative length of hospital stay fell back to a median of 10 days (compared to 11 days in Year 9). "The fall in median length of stay of one day could represent potential annual financial savings of more than £10million." Read the full report here: https://lnkd.in/ezbu-DwR Royal College of Anaesthetists The Royal College of Surgeons of England #EmergencyLaparotomy #ClincialAudit #EmergencyMedicine #QualityImprovement #PatientSafety

We're back at Health Data Research UK (HDR UK) Conference for day 2! During yesterday's poster session, Desislava Staykovska enjoyed many excellent conversations about how we have implemented a strong public and patient voice in our data access review process. Did you know that, as well as implementing patient voice in our own work, we support other organisations to develop their patient and community engagement too? Here's how: https://lnkd.in/eTTGawJC #HDRUKConference #HealthDataScience #HealthResearch #PatientInvolvement #PatientVoice #PPI

📝NEW: National Early Inflammatory Arthritis Audit (#NEIAA) & Healthcare Quality Improvement Partnership (HQIP) report on #RheumaticDiseases shows improved treatment access, with 60% of patients receiving disease-modifying antirheumatic drug (DMARD) treatment within 6 weeks of referral. Here’s the latest #EarlyInflammatoryArthritis report: https://lnkd.in/eDbk_Wmd #Arthritis #Rheumatology #InflammatoryArthritis #ClinicalAudit #QualityImprovement  British Society for Rheumatology

Today and tomorrow, HQIP is attending the Health Data Research UK (HDR UK) Conference in Glasgow.   We'll be sharing a poster that explains the benefits that implementing a strong public and patient voice in our data access review process has brought.   Are you attending too? View the poster ‘The power of a good patient and public voice in the data access review process’ and talk to our Data Protection Officer Desislava Staykovska in the poster viewing session in Hall 2, 5-6pm today. See you there! #HDRUKConference #HealthDataScience #HealthResearch #PatientInvolvement #PatientVoice #PPI

1/2 “The continued expected increase in the number of men diagnosed with prostate cancer will lead to a rise in the burden of diagnosis, investigations and clinical workload” 📝Don’t miss the latest #prostatecancer report from National Prostate Cancer Audit (NPCA), National Cancer Audit Collaborating Centre (NATCAN) and Healthcare Quality Improvement Partnership (HQIP): https://lnkd.in/eKKK3gDY Find out more about how National Cancer Audit Collaborating Centre (NATCAN) and Healthcare Quality Improvement Partnership (HQIP) audits are improving cancer care📲:

“The proportion of people diagnosed with stage 1 or 2 bowel cancer in England and Wales has gradually increased” Read the latest #bowelcancer report from the National Bowel Cancer Audit (NBOCA) / National Cancer Audit Collaborating Centre (NATCAN), commissioned by the Healthcare Quality Improvement Partnership (HQIP): https://lnkd.in/eytgg_4K 📢 FREE online #cancer webinar TODAY 13th Oct 2025: Don’t miss the National Cancer Audit Collaborating Centre (NATCAN) webinar on all #cancer reports out this month: https://lnkd.in/e_kYYz23