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25 October 2017
Project information
Medical student
Foundation doctor
Core medical trainee
Specialty trainee
Clinical effectiveness and evaluation
The aim of the Learning to Make a Difference (LTMD) initiative is to enable trainees to deliver change in practice through the acquisition of new knowledge and the practical application of skills within a quality improvement (QI) project using the model for improvement. LTMD also enhances the trainee's own learning and skills in order to make a visible difference to patient care within their organisations in a short timeframe.
25 October 2017
Toolkit
Medical student
Foundation doctor
Core medical trainee
Specialty trainee
Here Learning to Make a Difference (LTMD) trainees can find information and examples on how to get quality improvement projects started and keep them going until completion, as well as details of online monthly support sessions for trainees.
9 November 2015
Audit
Geriatric Medicine
FLS-DB
FLS-DB resources for services
People with low bone density and a tendency to fall are at risk of a fragility fracture and those who sustain one such fracture are at high risk of another. There are approved treatments for low bone density and interventions to reduce falls risk, but they are not offered to most patients who should be on treatment.
31 January 2025
Toolkit
Geriatric Medicine
FFFAP
The Falls and Fragility Fracture Audit Programme (FFFAP) has data available for healthcare professionals and academic institutions to access for research and analysis purposes.
18 July 2016
Report
Respiratory Medicine
Clinical effectiveness and evaluation
Why asthma still kills is the National Review of Asthma Deaths' (NRAD) first national investigation of asthma deaths in the UK and the largest study worldwide to date. The primary aim was to understand the circumstances surrounding asthma deaths in order to identify avoidable factors and make recommendations to improve care and reduce the number of deaths.
29 November 2017
Audit
Stroke Medicine
Clinical effectiveness and evaluation
NHS
Quality improvement
The Sentinel Stroke National Audit Programme (SSNAP) aims to improve the quality of stroke care by measuring both the structure and processes of stroke care against evidence based standards. These standards are informed by the National Clinical Guideline for Stroke, and national and local benchmarks.
1 June 2016
Guideline
Stroke Medicine
The fifth edition of the National Clinical Guideline for Stroke was published in October 2016. It was prepared by the Royal College of Physicians Intercollegiate Stroke Working Party chaired by Professor Tony Rudd. The 2016 edition of the guideline was accredited by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE).Please note the 2023 edition of the National Clinical Guideline for Stroke for the UK and Ireland is now available. The new guideline is endorsed for use in clinical practice by the RCP, the Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network (SIGN) and the Royal College of Physicians of Ireland. Visit here to access the guideline: www.strokeguideline.org.
18 November 2021
Service
Stroke Medicine
Since 2006 the Royal College of Physicians, in association with the British Association of Stroke Physicians (BASP) and the Stroke Association, has run a peer review service for trusts in the UK. As part of the service hospitals are visited by a multidisciplinary review team of highly experienced clinicians and managers as well as patient representatives who are trained in conducting the stroke peer reviews.
14 October 2016
Report
Stroke Medicine
The Carotid Interventions Audit reports, commissioned by the Healthcare Quality Improvement Partnership (HQIP), focussed on the process and outcomes of patients undergoing carotid endarterectomy and include data on the characteristics of the patient, the key delays prior to surgery, the surgery itself and any post operative outcomes.
21 February 2025
Resource
Geriatric Medicine
FLS-DB resources for primary care
The Diagnosis and management of osteoporosis e-learning module was developed for GPs, but are relevant for all healthcare professionals interested in of the diagnosis and management of osteoporosis.