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AST
Antenatal Sonography Toolkit

The AST helps teams identify the root causes of scan inaccuracies by using advanced statistical modelling.
Click here to find out more about getting started with the AST and to read our implementation documents. ​​​

Our Story

As sonographers working in the NHS we recognised that the current methods for evaluating growth scan accuracy were not only insufficient but potentially unsafe.​ In this day and age, we feel there must be a better way to use the vast amounts of data that we routinely collect for patient care to provide a useful evaluation tool. ​

We partnered with a data scientist to make a tool to do just this in our local Trust. The success of this, inspired us to create the AST that can be used by many other Trusts. ​AST is designed to help teams assess growth scan accuracy both at the departmental and individual clinician levels. It also serves as a tool for evaluating quality improvement initiatives.

Our vision is to use AST to establish a new, more effective, and clinically useful national benchmark for growth scan accuracy.

Read about our story in more detail here.

Key aims of the AST:

01.

Enhanced Patient Safety

 

The automated reporting system of the AST significantly improves patient safety by precisely evaluating growth scan accuracy. 

02.

Reduce Inequality

Through advanced statistical modelling, it is possible to correctly determine the groups most at risk and create targeted interventions to improve care.

03.

Efficent testing and reporting

The AST facilitates rigorous testing and streamlines reporting processes locally and nationally.

04.

Cost Savings

The AST offers substantial financial benefits by reducing midwifery workload and long-term expenses associated with unnecessary interventions and litigation.

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