0 What is an Improving Outcomes Pack? Liver Disease Asthma CKD COPD Stroke Diabetes We take data and analyse it to suggest improvement opportunities. We combine this with… guidelines, clinical best practice, improvement materials and case studies so that you can take local action to improve

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3 What can the packs do for you? The packs aim to provide a one-stop resource of benchmarking data, analysis and improvement materials. You can identify where performance is below average and access improvement materials, case studies and guidelines to help you improve.  No need to search the Internet for guidance, improvement materials, case studies etc. what you need is in the packs.  No need to search for data - we’ve analysed data for you and suggested areas for improvement  Easy access to guidelines and standards  Show you where you could improve in a tailored report for your CCG that you can download or print  Give you charts you can use in your own presentations and reports  Provide materials to help you improve that you can download or print: – Quality improvement tools and proformas – Improvement materials and “how to guides” – Case studies

4 “ Very well presented and comprehensive... one of the best pieces of work I have come across in delivery terms, very joined up ” “Very useful. Great for consultants to have all the facts together, to go to commissioners and trusts, demonstrates the problem in numbers” What do others say? “A fantastic set of resources, really good locally available data” “..finding the pack of great help in providing the Directors of Public Health with local and city region needs assessments, and building a case for change” ” Very, very useful. We are starting with a clean slate and the Liver Improving Outcomes Pack is allowing us to crystallise our thoughts, it’s a good stimulus for the growth of ideas. It’s an absolutely new work and a brilliant idea” "I really like the layout, easy to read. Also, love how you pull together your sources and present them in a user friendly way. Reflects a whole systems approach. Very useful resource for developing needs assessments, business cases, etc.". “You can find data without having to and chase it. Efficient way of informing managers and people who don't really know too much about stroke. It is certainly useful to have all the information in one place. “ “Brings together up-to-date data analysis, guidelines and evidence, case studies of best practice and recommendations for improving outcomes. The pack is very useful and easy to use, with a dashboard page and with individual CCG reports” “AQuA’s report is timely and provides an excellent sense check, not just on where we are but also where we should be. I very much liked the ranked ‘to do’ list provided to enable us to concentrate on areas for improvement.”

5 Save documents or links you like to your “My AQuA” area, click on the star. Share - items you like easily to others, click on the envelope. build up your own personal library of your favourites in My AQuA. Right click and save as a shortcut. Don’t log out for really quick access No need to keep entering your password That means you will… Share your case study with us Share ideas and chat with others on our recently launched forum Hints and tips

6 How you can help? We are looking to add to the improvement materials section of the pack, can you share: Case studies of what works well in the field. Documentation such as pathways, proformas, checklists etc that you have developed. Contact: