Surgical and Clinical audit
May 30, 2021
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Definition
Clinical audit is a way to find out if healthcare is being provided in line with standards and lets care providers and patients know where their service is doing well, and where there could be improvements.
Aim
The aim is to allow quality improvement to take place where it will be most helpful and will improve outcomes for patients. Clinical audits can look at care nationwide (national clinical audits) and local clinical audits can also be performed locally in trusts, hospitals or GP practices anywhere healthcare is provided.
The key messages being that:
- Clinical audit is not just a data collection exercise:
• It involves measuring current patient care and outcomes against explicit audit criteria (also termed standards).
• There is an expectation from the outset that practice will be improved. - Further clinical audit may be required to confirm that practice has improved.
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