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University Hospital Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust
Quality and Outcomes Research Unit - improving care delivery using data analysis.
The Quality and Outcomes Research Unit at University Hospital Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust has grown from a close collaboration between information analysts and clincians in co-ordinating the acquisition, merging and analysis of new and existing health information. Initial work was for patients undergoing cardiac surgery but the aim is to extend to all units in the trust. Real benefits for patients are accruing, for example, a new "care bundle" for patients undergoing coronary artery bypass surgery and an analysis of the effects of social deprivation on cardiac surgery outcomes.