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Erschienen in: Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases 1/2014

Open Access 01.12.2014 | Oral presentation

Quality monitoring in the English National Health Service

verfasst von: Edmund Jessop

Erschienen in: Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases | Sonderheft 1/2014

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Monitoring of services in the National Health Service in England is framed around clinical outcomes, safety and patient experience.
A system of dashboards is being developed to provide monthly information about specialised services. The initial pilot has included a set of key information about services to patients with haemophilia and cystic fibrosis, for example the proportion of patients on home treatment (haemophilia) or the proportion admitted to a ward with specialist staff (cystic fibrosis). Data items were agreed by clinicians as relevant and important. The information is available from every provider.
In the highly specialised services for very rare disease (prevalence less than 1 in 100 000) the dashboard runs annually, not monthly, and is based on long experience [1]. Outcome monitoring is particularly well developed for sold organ transplant, with agreed protocols for investigating and responding to statistical outliers.
Quality of life measures are used in some services such as epidermolysis bullosa and neurofibromatosis type 2 [2], but there is not enough experience with these measures to compare different hospitals or to track trends.
Safety incidents such as ‘never’ events are rare; they are reported and investigated immediately.
Patient experience is monitored through surveys and close contact with patient organisations.
A key mechanism for monitoring quality in the highly specialised services is an annual meeting. Attendance by all providers of the service is mandatory. Clinical outcome data is presented on all patients treated, and interesting or informative cases are discussed by the clinical teams. The meeting provides an excellent forum for peer review, exchange of clinical experience and learning.
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Zurück zum Zitat Kenny T, Jessop EG, Gutteridge WH: Monitoring clinical quality in rare disease services - experience in England. Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases. 2008, 3 (23). Kenny T, Jessop EG, Gutteridge WH: Monitoring clinical quality in rare disease services - experience in England. Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases. 2008, 3 (23).
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Zurück zum Zitat Ferner RE, Shaw A, Evans DG: Longitudinal evaluation of quality of life in 288 patients with neurofibromatosis 2. J Neurol. Ferner RE, Shaw A, Evans DG: Longitudinal evaluation of quality of life in 288 patients with neurofibromatosis 2. J Neurol.
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Titel
Quality monitoring in the English National Health Service
verfasst von
Edmund Jessop
Publikationsdatum
01.12.2014
Verlag
BioMed Central
Erschienen in
Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases / Ausgabe Sonderheft 1/2014
Elektronische ISSN: 1750-1172
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/1750-1172-9-S1-O3

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