CASCNov 25, 20202 minGuest blog: a junior doctor’s perspective on clinical auditI am a junior doctor and I like clinical audits! There, I said it. Just to be clear, it was not always the case. In fact when I first sta...
CASCNov 23, 20202 minEveryone is a hero in 2020!Here we are then, #CAAW20 is finally here. Edition 8 runs from 23-27 November 2020. It is certainly going to be different this year, with...
CASCNov 2, 20204 minBack on the shop floor!!!On 24 September we had the joy of being able to visit a healthcare organisation and deliver in-house training. I’m not going to lie to yo...
CASCSep 28, 20205 minClinical Audit’s sticky questionsWe should warn you now, this blog isn’t really a blog. Indeed, what follows will make very odd, disjointed, peculiar but nevertheless fas...
CASCAug 31, 20204 minBOOM....sh-sh-shake the room!!!Earlier this month we decided to launch what we now fondly refer to as our ‘learn at lunch’ virtual meetings. The concept couldn’t be sim...
CASCAug 4, 20204 minThe ever-lasting importance of regional networks Looking back at Twitter recently we came across a series of tweets by @MarinaOtley (the audit superstar who has led the East Midlands reg...
CASCJul 20, 20202 minIt is great to be backIt is great to be back! After 82 days in hibernation, Clinical Audit Support Centre have re-opened for business and that means that we ca...
CASCApr 23, 20203 minSee you all on the other side!Since the COVID19 lockdown last month, we have published four weekly updates. What has become increasingly clear to us is that at present...
CASCApr 15, 20204 minThe year of living differently!Welcome to our COVID19 week 4 blog round-up. This is entitled ‘the year of living differently’. We can’t claim that title for ourselves a...
CASCApr 8, 20203 minCOVID-19 Lockdown: week 3 round-upWelcome to the third QI blog that we are releasing during the coronavirus lockdown. Can we all believe that the lockdown commended on 23 ...
CASCApr 1, 20204 minCOVID-19 Lockdown: week 2 round-upWelcome to the second QI blog that we are releasing during the coronavirus lockdown. I’m sure like us, many of you are starting to get th...
CASCMar 23, 20203 minLet's celebrate our NHS audit and QI heroes!Apologies again for the slight delay in publishing this latest blog. When we set up this QI blog last Summer the plan was to blog weekly....
CASCMar 6, 20202 minWhat would Lenny Henry say? Apologies for the slight delay in writing this latest blog. As we have said the plan is to write one every week but we must admit we have...
CASCFeb 17, 20202 minYou can’t knock NOCA! This is going to be perhaps our shortest blog since we commenced this blogsite in Summer 2019. It doesn’t need to be a long sprawling eff...
CASCFeb 3, 20204 minImproving NCAs: some radical ideas from the coalface Over the last 2 weeks we have used our QI blog to focus attention on national clinical audit… looking at both the best qualities of NCAs ...
CASCJan 27, 20203 minTwo simple ways to improve national clinical auditLast week’s blog focused on feedback we received via our annual survey at the end of 2019. Do take a look if you get a moment. The blog e...
CASCJan 22, 20203 minWhat has national audit ever done for you?Since setting up the Clinical Audit Support Centre (CASC) in 2006, the one constant recurring theme we have heard in local, regional and ...
CASCJan 10, 20203 minOur (10th) survey says…. Welcome to our first blog of 2020! Happy New Year to you! May the next 12 months bring everything that you desire… and most importantly, ...
CASCDec 18, 20191 min3 festive carols... with a wider message Christmas is almost here... just one week to go! For our last QI blog of 2019 we are publishing 3 adapted Christmas carols. They are just...
CASCDec 11, 20192 minPatient safety in the NHS: some key facts Last Friday I was lucky enough to attend Healthcare Conference UK’s London event entitled ‘Implementing the NHS patient safety strategy a...