Can You Automate SPC In Your IPR?

Why is Automated SPC so important?

As the demand for data-led decision-making continues to grow across the NHS and wider sectors, automating Statistical Process Control (SPC) charts within performance reports is becoming increasingly vital. We hosted a webinar that introduced the latest enhancements to EasySPC, designed to streamline the creation of control charts—saving time and improving clarity when completing and maintaining performance reports.

Watch the On-Demand Webinar recording here.

Recapping NHS England’s Guidance

The latest NHS guidance places SPC at the heart of effective board-level reporting.

Key focus areas within the NHS guidance included:

• Presenting meaningful information to support decision-making.
• Using triangulation—bringing together related metrics (e.g. staffing, patient experience, quality) to provide a more complete picture.

This is where EasySPC comes in…

EasySPC's Automation Features

The forthcoming June release introduces powerful automation features:

Spotlight functionality to generate multiple control charts in one go, this can be done in just a few clicks of a button.

Scorecard views to group metrics by domain and visualise performance more holistically, enabling senior leaders to be able to get that birds-eye-view of performance across multiple indicators.

Icons and indicators to replace traditional RAG ratings, this includes special cause variation and direction of travel.

Live Demonstration of Automated Control Charts and EasySPC

During the live demo, Oliver Chan, EasySPC Product Lead, showcased:

• Getting started in EasySPC, configuring your first SPC charts.
• Customising chart types, targets, and annotations at scale.
• Setting up the scorecard view (EasySPC Spotlight) in just a few clicks.
• Embedding interactive SPC dashboards directly into PowerPoint with EasySPC, enabling for dynamic performance reporting.

Benefits of the New EasySPC Additions

Efficiency: Automate thousands of metrics with minimal manual effort.

Clarity: Visual cues help boards focus on what truly matters.

Scalability: Easily adapt to different domains, departments, or locations.

Want to Learn More?

If you're looking to enhance your organisation’s performance reporting, find out how we can support you with Integrated Performance Reports here.