The National Audit of Cardiac Rehabilitation (NACR)

The National Audit of Cardiac Rehabilitation (NACR) is an NHS funded national registry hosted by NHS ARDEN and GEM. Prof Patrick Doherty, based in Health Sciences, University of York is the Director of the NACR.

The NACR :

Monitors and supports cardiovascular rehabilitation (CR) teams and commissioners in delivering high-quality and effective services, to evidence-based standards, for the benefit of all eligible patients.
Maps the extent of provision highlighting inequalities and insufficiencies in service delivery across England, Wales and Northern Ireland.
With the British Association of Cardiovascular Prevention and Rehabilitation (BACPR) we run an annual National Certification Programme (NCP_CR) evaluating the quality of rehab against key service indicators for over 320 programmes in the UK.
Publish integrated quarterly reports within NHS Model Health System used by Integrated Care Boards (ICBs), Clinical Networks and local rehab teams to support delivery of good quality and effective services.

Impact on service delivery and service improvement:

Use audit and research data generated through the NACR to drive impact through:

NICE clinical guidance and service specification development

Clinical practice standards from national associations

NHS healthcare commissioning processes and decision making

The public and cardiac patient groups about how their local services are performing.

Full details can be found on the NACR website.