Improving the quality of care for people with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD): results of a national audit

The UK IBD audit aims to assess the quality of care for patients with IBD and identify priorities for further improvements. A fourth-round audit of inpatient care and experience of people with ulcerative colitis (UC) was conducted between 1 January and 31 December 2013. Hospitals that provided a service for people with IBD prospectively audited up to 50 consecutive admissions of people with ulcerative colitis (UC). Inclusion criteria: primary reason for admission was for the treatment of UC, duration of admission longer than 24 hours, any …