MTA Aim & Objectives

Aim

The Major Trauma Audit will drive system-wide quality improvement to achieve the best outcomes for trauma patients in Ireland.

To support the collection of high-quality data (in line with Health Information and Quality Authority standards) on all major trauma patients in Ireland for local, national and international reporting and comparison.
To promote the use of the data for reflective clinical practice, peer review and quality improvement in order to improve quality of care and reduce death and disability from trauma.
To provide high-quality data in order to enable research.
To work towards collecting health-related quality-of-life and functional outcome measures which provide greater sensitivity to patient-centred outcomes.
To capture the patient voice/experience and disseminate audit findings to patients and the public in an accessible manner.