Update: NHS Wales national clinical audit and outcome review plan 2025 to 2026 (WHC/2025/042)

Status:

Information or action.

Category:

Health professional letter.

Title:

Updated NHS Wales national clinical audit and outcome review plan annual rolling programme for 2025 to 2026.

Date of expiry or review:

April 2026.

Action by:

• health boards and NHS trusts
• national clinical leads

Required by:

Amherthnasol.

For information:

• Chief executives
• Medical directors
• Directors of Primary Care

Sender:

Professor Isabel Oliver, Chief Medical Officer.

Welsh Government contacts:

Quality and Nursing Division
Welsh Government
wgclinicalaudit@gov.wales

Enclosures:

NHS Wales National Clinical Audit and Outcome Review Plan: Annual Rolling Programme from 2025 to 2026.

Dear colleagues,

Health boards and trusts in Wales are required to fully participate in all audits and outcome reviews listed in the annual 'National clinical audit and outcome review annual plan'. This circular provides a copy of the 'National clinical audit and outcome review plan for 2025 to 2026', which shall also be available via the Welsh Government website.

National clinical audits are a major source of information aimed at measuring and benchmarking the improvement of healthcare services in Wales. The audit datasets are used to assess the quality and effectiveness of the healthcare provided by health boards and trusts and can make a big difference to the way we provide services when coupled with suitable improvement actions. It is essential that all parts of NHS Wales participate fully in the national programme.

The updated plan details the role each of us has for taking this work forward and includes the list of national clinical audits and outcome reviews which all healthcare organisations must fully participate when they provide the service.

If you have any queries regarding the updated annual plan please contact: wgclinicalaudit@gov.wales.

Yours sincerely

Professor Isabel Oliver
Chief Medical Officer
Brif Swyddog Meddygol