UK Haemoglobin Disorders Peer Review: A Quality Standards-based review programme for sickle cell disease and thalassaemia

We evaluated the impact of peer reviews in driving improvement in healthcare quality for people with haemoglobinopathy in the United Kingdom. We analysed compliance to four Quality Standards (QS)-based peer reviews from 2010 to 2020 to evaluate its impact in driving healthcare quality. Seventeen pae...

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Published in:British journal of haematology 2024-02, Vol.204 (2), p.668-676
Main Authors: Chakravorty, S, Drasar, E, Kaya, B, Kesse-Adu, R, Velangi, M, Wright, J, Howard, J
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Anemia, Sickle Cell
Child
Compliance
Health care
Hemoglobin
Hemoglobinopathies
Hemoglobins
Humans
Pediatrics
Peer review
Reviews
Sickle cell disease
State Medicine
Thalassemia
United Kingdom
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Summary:We evaluated the impact of peer reviews in driving improvement in healthcare quality for people with haemoglobinopathy in the United Kingdom. We analysed compliance to four Quality Standards (QS)-based peer reviews from 2010 to 2020 to evaluate its impact in driving healthcare quality. Seventeen paediatric and 29 adult haemoglobinopathy centres were reviewed in 2010/11 and 2012/13 respectively; 33 paediatric and 33 adult centres were reviewed in 2014/16, and 32 paediatric and 32 adult centres were reviewed in 2018/2020. Compliance with QS and participant feedback were analysed to assess the impact of peer review programmes to drive improvement in quality of care. We noted that haemoglobinopathy centres significantly improved their compliance to QS between the first two review programmes, but not in the final review programme. In comparison to other disease-group reviews, the haemoglobinopathy departments were less able to address critical peer review recommendations in their own institutions. The peer review programme was unable to drive sustained improvement in healthcare quality, underscoring the need for sustained development and support for haemoglobinopathy services in the National Health Service. Further work is needed to understand why disparities exist among peer review-driven improvement initiatives within different disease groups.
ISSN:0007-1048
1365-2141
DOI:10.1111/bjh.19114