A & E Clinical Quality Indicators

The Department of Health has asked all NHS Trusts to publish a set of indicators that are intended to help patients understand how hospital A&E departments are performing on measures of clinical quality.   The new clinical quality indicators were introduced in April 2011.   The purpose of the new set of indicators is to provide a balanced and comprehensive view of the quality of care, including outcomes, clinical effectiveness, safety and experience, as well as timeliness, and to remove the isolated focus on faster care. This allows everyone to easily see the quality of NHS emergency care.

The indicators have been developed by the Department of Health working with the College of Emergency Medicine, Royal College of Nursing and formed lay representatives. Other stakeholders have also been consulted. This has resulted in large numbers of clinicians working in emergency care being able to contribute to and influence the indicators.

These indicators, with information to help patients understand the numbers, will be published here every month from August 2011. 

If you require further information on anything published, please contact the Trust's Emergency Department team on 01782 555991.
 

Click on the links below to see summaries of performance for each month.

Use the menu on the left to view archived clinical quality indicators.

January 2012

February 2012

March 2012