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Medical audit later evolved into clinical audit and a revised definition was announced by the NHS Executive: "Clinical audit is the systematic analysis of the quality of healthcare, including the procedures used for diagnosis, treatment and care, the use of resources and the resulting outcome and quality of life for the patient."
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Following meetings between the NHS CCC and the Institute of Health Records and Information Management (IHRIM) early in 1998, it was agreed the NHS CCC and IHRIM would work together to establish a National Clinical Coding Qualification for the UK. The original objectives of this work were to: Provide recognition of the clinical coding profession
The NHS Business Services Authority (NHSBSA) is an executive non-departmental public body of the Department of Health and Social Care which provides a number of support services to the National Health Service in England and Wales.
A medical certificate or doctor's certificate [1] [2] is a written statement from a physician or another medically qualified health care provider which attests to the result of a medical examination of a patient. [3] It can serve as a sick note (UK: fit note) (documentation that an employee is unfit for work) or evidence of a health condition. [4]
In 2019 only 10% of NHS trusts claimed to be fully digitised. The NHS Long Term Plan requires all hospitals to move to digital records by 2023, so clinicians can access and interact with patient records and care plans wherever they are. As of 2019, 62% of trusts have plans to digitise all their patient records.
The audit project produces annual reports on "How the NHS manages heart attacks" to show the performance of hospitals, ambulance services and cardiac networks in England and Wales against national standards and targets for the care of heart attack patients. MINAP recently changed its name to reflect the importance of all acute coronary syndromes.
Long title: An Act to consolidate certain enactments relating to the health service. Citation: 2006 c. 41: Territorial extent England and Wales, [2] except sections 261 to 266, which also extend to Scotland and Northern Ireland.