Measuring to improve The Sentinel Stroke National Audit Programme (SSNAP) is a major national healthcare quality improvement programme. We measure how well stroke care is being …

SSNAP measures both the processes of care (clinical audit) provided to stroke patients, as well as the structure of stroke services (organisational audit) against evidence based standards, …

A summary listing the 7 SSNAP domains and the key indicators contained within each is available at the bottom of this page. SSNAP scores hospitals based on the care they provide against …

SSNAP produces an annual report for the clinical audit to summarise the annual data regarding process and outcomes from stroke care into key messages for both those who provide and …

In this section of the SSNAP webtool you will find a suite of reporting outputs at national, regional, commissioning, and provider level. These results are made available both on a quarterly and …

Country Results Portfolio (excel spreadsheet) Detailed spreadsheet providing results for all measures collected in SSNAP at a country level

The data items collected by SSNAP include acute care processes and interventions, assessments and rehabilitation, and longer term care provision. The core dataset is available to download …

SSNAP’s clinical audit collects a minimum dataset for stroke patients in every acute hospital in England, Wales and Northern Ireland, and follows the pathway through recovery, …

SSNAP summary reports, which provide high-level information performance, are an excellent starting point for framing a QI project and measuring improvement. The information on these …

The Sentinel Stroke National Audit Programme (SSNAP) is a major national healthcare quality improvement programme based in the School of Life Course and Population Sciences at …