http://www.hqip.org.uk/news-events/news/latest-quarterly-sentinel-stroke-national-audit-programme-ssnap-results/
The thirteenth report from the Sentinel
Stroke National Audit Programme (SSNAP) reveals today that 25 stroke
services scored an overall ‘A’ score for the quality of care they
provide for patients, demonstrating that a world class service is
achievable.
It is evident that services are
maintaining the improvements made in recent quarters as 26 services
achieved this outstanding grade in the corresponding quarter last year.
Achieving an ‘A’ score is a considerable accomplishment and these latest
results show that, although the audit sets the bar high to attain a top
grade, it is possible. The improvements in SSNAP results over the past
number of quarters indicates the continued efforts made by clinicians to
use SSNAP data as a tool for continuous quality improvement.
Though SSNAP has set stringent,
aspirational targets, latest audit results reinforce our belief that the
top score is achievable and sustainable over time. These standards have
been set to encourage hospitals to both identify where improvements are
needed and drive change. These changes reflect the continued efforts of
providers to improve stroke care for patients in England, Wales, and
Northern Ireland.
Professor Pippa Tyrrell, Associate Director of the RCP Stroke Programme, said:
"Measuring the quality of care is an
essential component for quality improvement. The SSNAP provides very
high quality information that can help professionals, patients, and
commissioners use and develop their services for the future." (Bullshit, you measure results not quality of care, which done correctly can lead to quality improvement)
The report published today relates to
patients admitted between January and March 2016 and includes named
hospital results for the entire inpatient care pathway. The results are
available online at the SSNAP Results Portal
As in the 12th report, it is
encouraging to see key improvements in the national results for stroke
care both in the first 72 hours of care and in post-acute care
processes.
Participation in the audit continues to
be an unprecedented success. In the latest quarter, 20,991 patient
records were submitted for analysis within the 72 hour results – this is
over 100% of the expected stroke cases for this period – while the
majority of stroke services are now achieving the highest case
ascertainment band. This is testament to the honest self-reporting of
SSNAP teams and their hard work in entering all stroke records to SSNAP
ahead of each quarterly deadline. The genuine commitment to submitting
timely and complete data, and acting on audit results to improve patient
care, should be celebrated.
The power of SSNAP data is huge and has
enabled a much stronger case to be made for improvements to stroke
services, which is allowing commissioners and clinicians alike to offer
the best possible care to patients.
However, there still remains
unacceptable variation across the country. SSNAP uses an absolute
measurement of results which means that all teams are capable of showing
improvement.
SSNAP is commissioned by the Healthcare
Quality Improvement Partnership (HQIP)*, as part of the National
Clinical Audit Programme (NCA). The audit is led by the Royal College of
Physicians, Clinical Effectiveness and Evaluation Unit on behalf of the
Intercollegiate Stroke Working Party.
For more information, please contact
Jessica Smith, Care Quality Improvement Department, Communications
Advisor on 020 3075 1354 or email Jessica.Smith@rcplondon.ac.uk
Further information on the report can be found on the RCP website
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