Epilepsy 12 - clinical audit

A prospective national clinical audit dataset which aims to include information on the investigation, diagnosis, treatment, care planning and outcomes of all children and young people with a new onset of epilepsy. Details are recorded about the first assessment children and young people receive following a suspected seizure. Their care is then followed for 12 months. The audit uses 12 key measures drawn from clinical guidelines which include: involvement of paediatricians and nurses with experise in epilepsy, appropriate referrals to tertiary and surgical services, content of the first assessment, appropriate seizure classification, appropriate diagnostic investigations, use of epilepsy medications, and evidence of comprehensive care planning. https://www.rcpch.ac.uk/sites/default/files/2019-06/epilepsy12_r3_patient_reg_and_clin_audit_dataset_june_19.pdf