Inflammatory Bowel Disease Audit

The UK Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) Audit is the first truly national audit performed within gastroenterology and seeks to improve the quality and safety of care for IBD patients in hospitals throughout the UK. The audit investigates individual patient care, service resources and organisation against national standards. The work of the audit is directed by the UK IBD Audit Steering Group and is led by Dr Ian Arnott, Consultant Gastroenterologist at NHS Lothian.

National reports of the results of the IBD inpatient experience and primary care questionnaire responses

The national reports of the results of the IBD inpatient experience and primary care questionnaire responses are available for download below.

The inpatient experience and primary care questionnaires were undertaken for the first time, as part of the round 3 UK IBD Audit and gave inpatients included in the clinical audit, along with their respective General Practitioners (GPs) an opportunity to provide feedback about the treatment they receive/provide.

National audits of adult and paediatric IBD inpatient care - Round 3

The full and executive summary reports of the national IBD inpatient care audits for adult and paediatric patients are now available to download below.

These round 3 reports constitute the 3rd round of national audit for inpatient care for adult patients and the 2nd round of national inpatient care audit for paediatric patients. The full reports contain detailed information about the provision of inpatient care including how the situation has changed across the different rounds of the audit. The executive summaries are shorter versions which highlight the key findings and recommendations from the full reports.

National audits of the organisation of adult and paediatric IBD services in the UK – 2011

The full and executive summary reports of the national audits of the organisation of adult and paediatric IBD services are now available to download below.

These 2011 reports constitute the 3^rd round of the national audit of the organisation of adult IBD services and the 2^nd round for paediatric IBD services.  This is the first round to audit adult and paediatric IBD services directly against the National Service Standards for the healthcare of people who have Inflammatory Bowel Disease that were launched in February 2009. 

The full reports contain detailed information about the organisation and structure of adult and paediatric IBD services in the UK including how the situation has changed across the different rounds of the audit.  The executive summaries are shorter versions which highlight the key findings and recommendations from the full reports.