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Clinical Audit Programme

Clinical Audit Programme. Mark Cotton OBO Jay Duckett (Clinical Audit Manager). For Discussion. The Annual Clinical Audit Programme What makes a good Programme? Examples of audits undertaken during 2012/13 How you can contribute…. The Annual Clinical Audit Programme.

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Clinical Audit Programme

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  1. Clinical Audit Programme Mark Cotton OBO Jay Duckett (Clinical Audit Manager)

  2. For Discussion • The Annual Clinical Audit Programme • What makes a good Programme? • Examples of audits undertaken during 2012/13 • How you can contribute…

  3. The Annual Clinical Audit Programme • A structured plan of clinical audit activity • Strategically linked to National and Local Objectives • National, Regional, Local, Cross-organisational audits • Demonstrates our dedication to assessing and driving quality • Flexible – new audits may be added e.g. following complaints

  4. What makes a good Programme? • Patients have contributed to the Programme • All audits can be measured against standards • The organisation enables the conduct of clinical audit • Clinical and non-clinical stakeholders have been consulted • Topics have been prioritised (HQIP, 2009)

  5. Examples of audits undertaken in 2012/13 • NATIONAL • Ambulance Quality Indicators • - Heart Attack (Time to Treatment and Care Bundle) • - Stroke (Time to Treatment and Care Bundle) • - Cardiac Arrest (Patient Outcomes) • National Clinical Performance Indicators • - Asthma • - Hypoglycaemia • - Below Knee Fracture • - Febrile Convulsions (management and referral)

  6. Examples of audits undertaken in 2012/13 • LOCAL • Time taken to back up Rapid Response Vehicles • Patients with suspected stroke transported to appropriate treatment unit OUTSIDE recommended timeframe • Life threatening cases with response times of >20mins • Appropriate referral of vulnerable patients (Safeguarding)

  7. LINks Suggestions • 2012/13 Programme was the 1st year we included a ‘Public Priority’ audit • You asked for an audit around the Transportation for Dialysis Patients and the use of Taxis • We plan to collaborate with PTS for this audit in Feb 2013.

  8. We would like your suggestions again… • We scrutinise the standard of clinical care delivered to patients. Are there any particular medical complaints you think we should focus on? • We scrutinise the Patient Report Forms. We can audit any clinical information that has been documented. • We could audit whether infection control procedures are being followed or whether clinical guidelines are being adhered to…

  9. Your Suggestions for 2013/14… • Jan 13: Inform LINks members that we welcome their • suggestions to the 2013/14 Programme • Feb 13: LINks members to put forward suggestions and send • to Sahdia • Mar 13:LINks members will be emailed the 2013/14 Draft • Clinical Audit Programme and will be asked to send • approval via email to Sahdia

  10. If you would like any information relating to clinical audit or would like more information on Clinical Audit Programmes, please contact:Jay Duckett (Clinical Audit Manager)Tel: (0191) 4302162e-mail: jay.duckett@neas.nhs.ukThanks for your contribution

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