NaDIA: National Diabetes Inpatient Audit for England and Wales, 2013

A snapshot audit of diabetes inpatient care in England and Wales from 2013, commissioned by the Healthcare Quality Improvement Partnership and delivered by the Health and Social Care Information Centre. The audit evaluates diabetes management, patient harm, patient experience, and changes in care quality since previous audits. The comparative hospital-level analysis was published in March 2014 and the National Report in June 2014.

Use Cases

• Benchmark hospital performance on diabetes care based on the comparative hospital-level analysis.
• Analyze trends in inpatient diabetes care quality based on comparisons to the 2010, 2011, and 2012 audits.
• Assess patient experience and reported harm during hospital stays for diabetes patients.
• Evaluate the effectiveness of diabetes management protocols in minimizing avoidable complications.

Strengths

• Data is part of a longitudinal audit series, allowing for comparison to the 2010, 2011, and 2012 audits.
• Audit scope is clearly defined to answer four specific questions about care quality, harm, and patient experience.
• Results were published in two distinct parts: a hospital-level analysis and a national report.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Data is from a single year (2013); longitudinal analysis requires sourcing separate audits.

Provenance

Source

Health and Social Care Information Centre, working with Diabetes UK.

Collection Method

Snapshot audit of inpatient care.

Time Range

2013

Freshness

Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified.

Geography

England and Wales