What is the National Audit of Dementia (NAD)?
We measure the performance of general hospitals and memory assessment services 外网天堂 and Wales against standards relating to care delivery which are known to impact people with dementia while in hospital.
These standards are from national and professional guidance, including NICE Quality Standards and guidance, the Dementia Friendly Hospitals charter, and reports from the Alzheimer’s Society, Age Concern and Royal Colleges. Standards are updated for every round of audit.
We are commissioned by the on behalf of NHS England and the Welsh Government, as part of the .
We are commissioned by the on behalf of NHS England and the Welsh Government, as part of the .
We measure the performance of general hospitals and memory assessment services 外网天堂 and Wales against standards relating to care delivery which are known to impact people with dementia while in hospital.
These standards are from national and professional guidance, including NICE Quality Standards and guidance, the Dementia Friendly Hospitals charter, and reports from the Alzheimer’s Society, Age Concern and Royal Colleges. Standards are updated for every round of audit.
Data is analysed by us and reported at national and Trust/Health Board level.
The reports are designed for:
- Clinicians, managers and other staff who provide inpatient care to people with dementia in general hospitals 外网天堂 and Wales
- People with dementia and their families/carers
- People involved in commissioning care - NHS England/NHS Improvement, Welsh Government and Clinical Commissioning Groups
- People who regulate care - including the Care Quality Commission, clinical audit and quality improvement professionals
We produce national, local and hospital reports.
We also run quality improvement workshops and provide action planning toolkits to help hospitals use quality improvement methods to drive changes specific to their needs.
We're managed by the College Centre for Quality Improvement (CCQI), working in close partnership with professional and service user representatives. We work with professional bodies, voluntary sector providers and campaigning organisations.
Our partner organisations
- Standards
- Methodology
- Audit process
- Recruitment of services
- Reports and publications
- Liaison with other key bodies such as the Department of Health and Welsh Government.