These audits have been rolled out across all trusts in the Network since April 2021 and should be embedded in each trust’s clinical governance processes and completed on a monthly basis.
We are aware that many trusts have been taking part in the CASAP audit which includes appendicectomy data. If you are one of these trusts. we do not require you to submit appendicectomy data as long as you are able to provide us with the data that we need (see KPIs below). However, we do ask that you still submit testicular torsion data either through the STPN form or through other means.
After completion of the audits, we will be looking at publishing our findings.
If you are unsure who submits this data for your Trust and/or would like to get involved with this work (juniors welcomed!), please contact england.stpn@nhs.net