Data and audit – workstream update

These two workstreams have been merged due to the significant overlap between them. Led by Professor Jeremy Hobart and Dr David Rog, they underpin much of our ability to make lasting change in the most effective way possible.

So far:

Revamped questionnaire

The MS service audit questionnaire began in a basic form, but following feedback from you and a review by the workstream, has been revamped to make sure that it gathers truly usable data. Whilst it’s lengthier version will take you a little more time – sorry! – it will also harness a far better picture of current practice, and give us a much clearer understanding of how to move forward to tackle variation. 

We know that this means asking for more time and effort in completing the questionnaire, but more effort initially will mean we can effect more meaningfully lasting change. 

At the first Variance event (2018), Professor Ben Bridgewater shared his learning from cardiac surgery, and said: 

‘We weren’t quite clear about what we wanted to achieve, so it’s hard to know if we achieved it’. 

This audit will help us see the problems, and understand what we want to achieve. It might be that more than one member of a team needs to contribute to the questionnaire, or that a short meeting with community and acute-based colleagues makes the process much quicker and easier. Think about what would work best for you.

Let’s be clear about what we want to achieve – and then, let’s achieve it.

Please click the button below and commit to tackling variance in MS!

Questionnaire

(The audit report will be published and all participants will be cited as authors.)