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Research and evaluation
Evaluation of the 2009 National Diabetes Inpatient Audit
February 2011 – July 2011
Background
The National Diabetes Inpatient Audit (NaDIA) was commissioned by NHS Diabetes. The pilot audit was carried out during the week of 21st September 2009 by 193 NHS Trusts and provided information about the clinical care and experiences of over 12 000 people with diabetes who were inpatients in hospital in England. The audit was designed to generate a national snapshot of diabetes inpatient care; in addition, it was envisaged that local diabetes specialist teams would be able to establish what was happening in their hospital, enabling action to be taken if improvements were needed. A number of positive outcomes that resulted from participating in the NaDIA were identified at a post NaDIA workshop event.
Aim of the evaluation
- To collate and summarise the success stories resulting from participating in the NaDIA to promote the value of taking part in the audit.
- To aid the development of a robust evaluation function to support future NaDIAs.
Methodology
Qualitative thematic analysis of the success stories was carried out by the Research & Evaluation team, and selected attendees of the NaDIA workshop were invited to share further details of the changes made within their hospital that resulted from participating in the audit.
Outcomes
Participating in the inaugural NaDIA has reportedly led to considerable improvements in diabetes inpatient care in some Trusts, with improvements in the quality of care, clinical outcomes and patient satisfaction, in addition to financial savings.
Outputs
- Exploring the impact of the inaugural NHS Diabetes National Diabetes Inpatient Audit on participating trusts (PDF 2MB)
- Evaluation case study: Implementation of Think Glucose at Dudley Group of Hospitals (PDF 195KB)
- Evaluation case study: Improvement in diabetes control three months after an inpatient stay at Dudley Group of Hospitals (PDF 155KB)
- Evaluation case study: Improvements to diabetes services at Royal Devon & Exeter Foundation Trust (PDF 148KB)
