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Quality and Safety in Cancer Care - the view from NHS QIS

Quality and Safety in Cancer Care - the view from NHS QIS. Dr Frances Elliot & Hilary Davison Chief Executive & Director of Guidance and Standards 13 November 2009. www.nhshealthquality.org. Strategic context. Better Health, Better Care (2007) Better Cancer Care (2008)

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Quality and Safety in Cancer Care - the view from NHS QIS

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  1. Quality and Safety in Cancer Care- the view from NHS QIS Dr Frances Elliot & Hilary Davison Chief Executive & Director of Guidance and Standards 13 November 2009 www.nhshealthquality.org

  2. Strategic context • Better Health, Better Care (2007) • Better Cancer Care (2008) • Living and Dying Well (2008) • Scottish Government Quality Strategy (2009)

  3. NHS QIS • Special Health Board established by the Scottish Parliament in 2003 • independent in our advice, assessments and recommendations

  4. Our vision and purpose To lead the use of knowledge to promote improvement in the quality of healthcare for the people of Scotland To deliver internationally recognised excellence in quality improvement

  5. What we do We : • provide advice and guidance on effective clinical practice, including setting standards • drive and support implementation of improvements in quality • assess the performance of the NHS, reporting and publishing the findings • Increasingly we do this as an integrated approach

  6. Advice, guidance and standards NHS QIS Key Activity Implementation and improvement support Assessment, measurement and reporting Local improvement cycles Assurance Accountability

  7. Implementation • Scottish Patient Safety Programme • New Directorate of Improvement and Implementation Support • Networks Clinical Practice development • Clinical governance support

  8. Changing Role • NHSScotland Quality Strategy • Healthcare Improvement Scotland - a new body responsible for scrutinising health services, including independent healthcare - retains and emphasises current functions of NHS QIS in relation to quality improvement

  9. The future • Integrated improvement programmes • Based on a robust analysis of the evidence base • Will include a package of advice and guidance for the service

  10. The future • “Care bundle” approach with appropriate improvement tools for the service to enable implementation • Support from QIS and partners to make it happen • Key quality indicators to enable local self-assessment and reporting on progress, with proportionate external quality assurance

  11. QPI Development Group Launch Meeting QPI Development Group Launch Meeting QPI Development Group Launch Meeting (QPI development group) (QPI development group) (QPI development group) Preparatory work Preparatory work Preparatory work (QIS Knowledge Management Team) (QIS Knowledge Management Team) (QIS Knowledge Management Team) Scoping Scoping Scoping (QPI development group, NHS QIS KMT) (QPI development group, NHS QIS KMT) (QPI development group, NHS QIS KMT) Indicator Development Indicator Development Indicator Development (QPI development group) (QPI development group) (QPI development group) 8 Months 8 Months 8 Months - - - Cancer Taskforce Ratification of QPI Cancer Taskforce Ratification of QPI Cancer Taskforce Ratification of QPI ’ ’ ’ s s 6 6 6 (Scottish Cancer Taskforce) (Scottish Cancer Taskforce) (Scottish Cancer Taskforce) Consultation Consultation Consultation (Regional Cancer Networks) (Regional Cancer Networks) (Regional Cancer Networks) Finalisation Finalisation Finalisation (NHS QIS, QPI development core group) (NHS QIS, QPI development core group) (NHS QIS, QPI development core group) Publication Publication Publication (NHS QIS) (NHS QIS) (NHS QIS) Quality Performance Indicator Development Process

  12. QPI Development Group Launch Meeting • Agree scope of preparatory work • Define criteria for QPI development • Inaugural meeting March 2010 • Secretariat?

  13. Preparatory Work (2 months) • NHS QIS Knowledge Management Team • Assess current guidance/evidence (AGREE) • Suggest scope for indicator development • Develop scope of indicators – background and need

  14. Scoping (1 – 2 months) • NHS QIS knowledge management team and QPI development group • Briefing paper • Overview of preparatory work • Summarise key information • Recommendations for draft QPI’s • Filter recommendations using agreed criteria/framework

  15. Indicator Development Group (1-2 months) • Review briefing paper and consider proposed draft QPI’s • Create short list (?10) • Define numerators, denominators and exclusions for each draft QPI

  16. Draft Indicators Ratified • Draft QPI’s presented to SCTF for approval prior to wider consultation

  17. Consultation (1 – 3 months) • Consultation via regional networks • Local, regional and national • Who should we consult with? • For what purpose? • Level of user involvement?

  18. Finalisation (2 months) • NHS QIS, QPI Development Group • Collate feedback from consultation • Refine QPI’s including numerators, denominators, exclusions • Final ratification by SCTF • Publication and dissemination to Boards

  19. Involvement • SCTF • Agree proposed QPI development process and final sign off • NCQSG • Advise on tumour sites to be addressed and sequencing

  20. Involvement • Quality Performance Indicators Development Group • Short life group • clinical experts • Review information on topics referred from NCQSG • Draft QPI’s • Definitions

  21. Involvement • NHS QIS • Review of evidence • Prepare briefing paper • Quality assurance, consistency checking, advice on implementation • ISD • Alignment with national datasets • Ensure measurability • Input to definitions

  22. For Consideration and Discussion • Ownership of the process • Ownership of the final output • How do we “badge” • How do we address tumour sites with little or no evidence • Generation of the evidence base

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