The Department announced that the Healthcare Quality Improvement Partnership (HQIP) was the organisation awarded the new contract for the management of the national clinical audit and confidential enquiries programme. A letter from Sir Bruce Keogh, NHS Medical Director sent to NHS provider chief executives and medical directors, sets out the significant changes from the last contract. It will commence 1 April 2013.
Notification of the contract awarded for the management of the national clinical audit and confidential enquiries programme was announced on 23 November, 2013.