Clinical Audits using patient-identifiable data
Audit | Purpose | Data Collected | Can I opt out? |
Leeds Palliative & EoLC Managed Clinical Network
Leeds CCG
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To improve General Practice support to Palliative Care patients at the end of life and enable more effective management of patients. | Patient identifiable data is extracted and then pseudonymised before being analysed. | No – the data is being used for direct care of the patients identified. |
Diabetic Retinopathy
Leeds CCG |
This data extract is carried out on behalf of NHS England / The CCG to support the national screening programme for diabetic patients. | The extracted data will be sent to Leeds and Mid Yorkshire Diabetic Eye Screening Service; and Leeds Community Healthcare via NHS mail in accordance with data protection principles.
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No – the data is being used for direct care of the patients identified. |
Enhanced care for patients resident in a care home
Leeds CCG |
To improve General Practice support to care homes and enable more effective management of patients within the home. | Patient identifiable data is extracted and then pseudonymised before being analysed. | No – the data is being used for direct care of the patients identified. |
Chronic Pain
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To assess and improve Community Chronic Pain Service | Links patient data via use of the NHS number with provider information for the Chronic Pain service. Pseudonymised data sent back for analysis.
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No – the data is being used for direct care of the patients identified.
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Latent TB
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To reduce patient’s chances of developing active TB in later life by screening for and treatind positive Latent TB unfection. | Screening data is extracted and shared with national testing & treatment database. | Yes – see patient leaflets provided by the practice
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/latent-tb-testing-and-treatment-leaflet |
National Diabetes Audit | To measure the effectiveness of diabetes healthcare against NICE guidance in England & Wales.
https://digital.nhs.uk/data-and-information/clinical-audits-and-registries/our-clinical-audits-and-registries/national-diabetes-audit |
The audit uses NHS Number to link the patient to hospital
activity and compiles data to ensure a single record and a complete patient journey is generated. Identifiable data is only available to those with approved appropriate access. Online analysis is anonymised so no patient level data can be viewed. |
Yes – please contact the practice for more information. |