Epilepsy12: UK Paediatric Epilepsy Service Audits for 2019

Round 3 clinical audit data for cohort 1 and the second publication of paediatric epilepsy services organisational data. The Epilepsy12 audit is a national clinical audit delivered by the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health, commissioned by the Healthcare Quality Improvement Partnership. The results describe the organisation of paediatric epilepsy services in England and Wales as of November 2019 and the standard of clinical care for patients with a new diagnosis of epilepsy between 12 July 2018 and 30 November 2018.

Use Cases

• Benchmarking paediatric epilepsy service organisation across England and Wales based on the organisational audit data.
• Analyzing the standard of clinical care for new epilepsy diagnoses based on the clinical audit cohort.
• Evaluating the impact of national clinical audit programmes like NCAPOP on healthcare quality.
• Studying temporal trends in paediatric epilepsy care by comparing this round with previous audit publications.

Strengths

• Data is part of a formal national clinical audit programme (NCAPOP) commissioned by HQIP.
• Combines both organisational and clinical audit perspectives for a given time period.
• Clinical audit focuses on a specific cohort diagnosed between 12 July 2018 and 30 November 2018.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Data is presented in PDF format, which may complicate direct analysis.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health, commissioned by the Healthcare Quality Improvement Partnership (HQIP).

Collection Method

National clinical audit (Epilepsy12) as part of the National Clinical Audit and Patient Outcomes Programme (NCAPOP).

Time Range

Organisational data as of November 2019; clinical data for patients diagnosed between 12 July 2018 and 30 November 2018.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-06-19 14:21:34.300174; freshness should be verified.

Geography

England and Wales.