NACEL launch Data and Improvement Tool (DIT)

The NACEL team are pleased to announce the launch of the NACEL Data and Improvement Tool (DIT) and the reporting of the Quality Survey findings.

All organisations participating in NACEL 2024 can access the Data and Improvement Tool to review their initial Quality Survey findings. To date, NACEL has received 1,076 Quality Surveys from the bereaved.  

The tool will display the Quality Survey findings for participating providers, showcasing each organisation’s position against the national and regional peer group. The Data and Improvement Tool has launched as a beta product, with an expectation that developments will be made between now and July 2024.

As more Quality Survey data is submitted, the Data and Improvement Tool will update to enable real-time reporting of the findings.

Find out how to access the Data and Improvement Tool by following this link https://www.nacel.nhs.uk/how-to-access-the-Data and Improvement Tool

NACEL Quality Improvement Webinars

Need help understanding the Data and Improvement Tool and how to translate data into quality improvement?

Mark your calendar for the first NACEL Quality Improvement webinar taking place on Thursday 9th May, 1pm – 2pm, via MS Teams.

The webinar will focus on how to use the NACEL data for quality improvement, including how to navigate the Data and Improvement Tool. We are delighted to have Dr Sarah Mitchell, NHS England's National Clinical Director for End of Life Care, as a guest speaker.

Register for the webinar here: https://www.nacel.nhs.uk/events/nacel-quality-improvement-webinar

Watch this space or keep an eye on our website for lunch time drop-in sessions happening on the 14th and 16th May to answer any questions and support the use of the Data and Improvement Tool.

For more information about NACEL please visit our website https://www.nacel.nhs.uk/ 

National Audit of Care at the End of Life (NACEL) 2024 – What next?

Firstly, we’d like to thank everybody who attended our warm up event a few weeks ago. We’re thrilled to have welcomed nearly 300 attendees on the call. We hope you found the session worthwhile in helping you prepare for NACEL 2024. If you’d like to rewatch any of the session, you can access the recording and slides through the warm up event page via the NACEL portal.

At the moment, NACEL registration is in full swing. Data collection for NACEL will be opening on 1st of January 2024. If you haven’t yet registered, now is the time to do so!

Before participating, it’s key to understand some of the key changes that will incorporate NACEL 2024, such as a new reporting tool to easily identify improvement with benchmarking at differing system levels and quality improvement support for audit participants.

We are also delighted to confirm that we’ve increased the accessibility of the Quality Survey. The survey of the bereaved person’s feedback is now available in the 10 main languages spoken in England and Wales, as well as English and Welsh. The translated versions of the Quality Survey can be printed and handed to people to complete. The translated surveys are available here.

You can do a number of things to prepare for NACEL 2024:

• Review the NACEL guidance notes and questionnaires, available to download from the audit guidance page of the website

• We recommend that you suspend local bereavement surveys whilst participating in the  NACEL Quality Survey.

• Consider whether you will implement the NACEL Quality Survey from the 1st of January, and how and when is best to communicate this information e.g., during the collection of the death certificate, via an electronic messaging system, posters, etc. Example Quality Survey promotional resources are available: poster, leaflet and letter.

• If your organisation has a bereavement office, we recommend contacting the team for help and advice.

• Decide whether you will distribute an online Quality Survey link/QR code, or distribute the paper version.

• Explore whether your organisation complies with the national data opt-out and where this information is stored. The national data opt-out is a service that allows patients to opt out of their confidential patient information being used for research and planning. It is the organisation’s responsibility to ensure that the appropriate patient data is submitted to the NACEL 2024 Case Note Review.

Keep an eye out for further communications to be released by the NACEL team. You can find out all the latest information by accessing our new portal here: https://www.nacel.nhs.uk

If you have any questions, please contact the NACEL team here: nhsbn.nacelsupport@nhs.net