The Vascular PAD-QIF CQUIN: what is it, why is it important, what does it mean for vascular units?

Abstract

The Commissioning for Quality and Innovation (CQUIN) indicators for 2022/23 were recently published by NHS England and for the first time include a vascular indicator, the “Achievement of revascularisation standards for lower limb ischaemia”.1 This is great news and will drive quality improvement for patients with chronic limb-threatening ischaemia (CLTI). In this editorial we describe what this means for English NHS organisations providing vascular services, vascular clinicians and patients.