Subarachnoid Haemorrhage Study: Frequently Asked Questions

This study has been commisioned by Healthcare Quality Improvement Partnership
as part of the Clinical Outcome Review Programme, under the contract awarded in 2011

Data collection for study: Open
Publication date: Autumn 2013

Do we have to take part?: Yes- participation in our studies is a hospital trust requirement for the NHS quality accounts, it is also mandatory for trusts that are signed up to the NHSLA’s CNST. Participation of individual clinicians is also strongly encouraged by the GMC’s good medical practice.
Would you include a patient that was admitted for another problem but had a subarachnoid haemorrhage in hospital?: Yes, these patients would be included, but please indicate that this is the case in the comments section.
If a patient is transferred between different hospital sites that are part of the same trust, would they be listed once (as one single row) on the spreadsheet for our trust?: No, the patients for each individual hospital site should be listed separately on the spreadsheet so a patient that is transferred from one hospital site to another would appear under both sites with their respective admission discharge dates/codes.
Are children included?: No – Only adult patients aged 16 and older are included in the study.
Why are you collecting the patient identifiers: NHS number, hospital number and date of birth?: We need to have individual identifying numbers for each case so that we can match up data on the same patient that is transferred between hospitals.
As the data being collected includes the patient identifiers: NHS number, hospital number and date of birth, do you have exemption from section 251 of the care standards act or do you need to obtain patient consent to use this information?: Yes we have approved section 251 exemption. Our registration number is PAIG 4-08(b)/2003 and current status of all applications can be viewed on online at http://www.nigb.nhs.uk/s251/registerapp/register090512.xls (App No 0077).
Does NCEPOD have NRES ethical approval for this study?: At the present time NRES (previously COREC) have agreed that it is not necessary for NCEPOD to obtain ethical approval for our work, the reasons are listed below: -Our work is a ‘confidential enquiry’ and not strictly research or audit – we do not interact directly with patients or have influence in the treatment of an individual.
I would like to read the protocol - could you send me a copy?: Yes. Please click here to download a copy.

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