The Quality Markers and Measures audit allows the care home to monitor how their end of life care delivery fits with the outcomes of the Six Steps to Success Programme and the national End of Life Care Quality Markers and Measures (Department of Health 2009). Several quality markers and measures audit tools have been developed to allow data collection and analysis.
We are interested to hear any of your comments around the new tools and audit guidance. If you have and feedback or are experiencing any problems with the audit resources please email .
Quality Markers and Measures Audit Individual Tool Guidance This document provides an overview of the Quality Markers and Measures Audit which is undertaken by each care home at the beginning and end of the programme. The document also contains instructions on how to use the Quality Markers and Measures Audit Tool which has been developed to support the collection and analysis of the audit results.
Quality Markers and Measures Audit Individual Tool This tool has been developed to support the collection and analysis of the data collected from each care home in the Quality Markers and Measures Individual Audit. Instruction on how to use this tool can be found in the Quality Markers and Measures Individual Audit Tool Guidance. (Induction and Conclusion)
Theses two documents are the pre and post-programme parts of the individual audit tool in a format which can be printed an filled out by hand. |
Quality Markers and Measures Audit Cohort Tool Guidance This document provides guidance on the use of the second Quality Markers and Measures tool. This Cohort Tool has been developed to work alongside the Individual Tool and allows the quick analysis of a cohort of care homes to give an indication of how the cohort has developed over the course of the programme.
Quality Markers and Measures Audit Cohort Tool This tool has been developed to allow the analysis of a cohort of care homes to give an indication of how the cohort has developed over the course of the programme according to the Quality Markers and Measures. Instruction on how to use this tool can be found in the Quality Markers and Measures Audit Cohort Tool Guidance.
Quality Markers and Measures Audit Level Descriptors These Quality Markers and Measures Audit Level Descriptors can be used when completeing the Paper Version of the audit to provide guidance to the care home representatives. |
General News 2014-01-01
Update on the Cumbria and Lancashire End of Life Network
EoL update