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We wish to improve the quality of care offered to those with aortic aneurysm. This involves working with a wide range of healthcare providers and patients. The website aims to bring patients and organisations together, using shared experiences to drive up the quality of care in Great Britain & Ireland.
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Vascular Unit and Network Configuration
Click here to complete the Vascular Unit and Network Configuration Questionnaire
Elective Infrarenal AAA mortality report published 01/03/12
The AAA Quality Improvement Programme team have published the first national report on elective AAA mortality rates, on behalf of the Vascular Society today. The report contains information about volume of work against mortality figures following AAA surgery for all units in the UK. This report which demonstrates a dramatic reduction in mortality for Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Surgery over a relatively short period of time demonstrates how collecting, analysing and reflecting on clinical outcomes can result in significant improvements. Click here to download a copy of the report. If you have any enquiries please contact the AAAQIP team
NVD - record status December 10-December 11...are all your records available for analysis?
Please ensure all your data is entered into the NVD and that your red records are updated as soon as possible. We realise that this requires significant effort by all contributors, but with complete data entry we will be confident in our data analysis reports in addition to demonstrating a commitment to gathering data to support patient safety. There was a 6 month time lag before all records were being entered onto the NVD but this being reduced to currently 2 months delay. This can be seen by comparing this chart against previous ones. We encourage timely entry of records...
5pm Friday 28th October deadline for submissions for AAA Turndown Audit 05/09/11-23/10/11
All cases turned down for AAA surgery between 05/09/11-23/10/11 should be submitted to the national AAA turn down audit by 5pm Friday 28th October. Cases can be submitted by clicking the link below and either completing the online form or downloading a paper copy and faxing it to 0117 323 5168. http://www.aaaqip.com/aaaqip/aaa-turndown-audit-050911-161011.html Little is currently known about national turndown rates for AAA patients. This audit has been created to help provide insight into this. To ensure a robust and representative dataset is collected all surgeons are encouraged to participate and submit details about all AAA patients turned down between 5th...
NVD - record status August 10-October 11...are all your records available for analysis?
Please ensure all your data is entered into the NVD and that your red records are updated as soon as possible. We realise that this requires significant effort by all contributors, but with complete data entry we will be confident in our data analysis reports in addition to demonstrating a commitment to gathering data to support patient safety. There was a 6 month time lag before all records were being entered onto the NVD but this is starting to reduce. This can be seen by comparing this chart against previous ones. We encourage timely entry of records onto the NVD...
