RESEARCH LIBRARY:

ATP AUDITS

ANNUAL COMPLICATIONS SURVEY

 Every year the ATP collects data from our practitioners to help form a national picture of known risks and complications to a frenulotomy procedure in infancy. It is open to both private and NHS services alike.

This information is formatted from the data provided to us from our members and is presented in comparable graphs and summarised below.

It is good practice for individual members to be aware of their own statistics to be able to provide accurate information to the families you consent to the surgical procedure; the ATP is asking that the same data is shared anonymously to us. This information can be used by our members for their own statistics but also for your benchmarking purposes, CQC (or your equivalent regulatory body) may request to see your statistics at your inspection and could be considered to be an NMC requirement too-‘Prioritising safety’. Families viewing the ATP website may also find it beneficial in their decision making prior to attending a consultation.

To help collate your data it is suggested that members monitor their data at regular intervals against the common factors/questions which then is submitted annually in the first quarter of each year, for presentation at our AGM, to allow for annual comparisons. Tools to collate data are found below, alongside the current set of question for 2024.

We are open to adding in additional questions for the year ahead should you have a specific interest in a particular topic, if so please contact audit@tongue-tie.org.uk for consideration.

ATP members will be updated by email when the audit team is ready for your submissions

Thank you



FORMULA BOTTLE FEEDING SURVEY

This audit has been extended until further notice with the aim to capture a larger sample size.
The following survey has been developed to better understand the struggles exclusively bottle formula fed babies and their caregivers face.  Please help us by participating in the survey directly by using the link or the QR code as below and have your voice heard!  

https://forms.gle/XmvNWLN5uKzwCFoH6
Here is a suggested wording for an email to be sent out by practitioners for you to copy and re-purpose:
Dear Parent,
I hope your baby is doing well after the tongue-tie division four weeks ago. There is very little research available on the impact of tongue-tie on bottle fed babies. The Association of Tongue-tie Practitioners are hoping to gather information from across the UK via this parent survey.

https://forms.gle/XmvNWLN5uKzwCFoH6
This will provide information on how tongue-tie impacts bottle fed babies, how tongue-tie division may help improve feeding for them and provide data on how effective tongue-tie division is in bottle fed babies. 

I would be very grateful if you would contribute to this short survey.
If you have any questions or concerns please contact:-
Our ATP Audit team on audit@tongue-tie.org.uk

Many thanks,
<<INSERT PRACTITIONER NAME HERE>>


PARENT LETTER DOWNLOAD (BOTTLE AUDIT)