Clinical audit : a complete guide

Are areas as mental health, primary care neglected in local clinical audit programs? Did you observe a clinical audit or use of clinical practice guidelines informing practice? Do the trusts clinical audit and internal audit functions effectively cover quality governance? Have you participated in any clinical audit activity to benchmark performance? How do you assess observational research, outcomes research, and clinical audit? Is essence of care part of your organizations clinical audit programme? Is your board assurance framework supported by clinical audit as assurance? What is what training and support you receive to carry out clinical audit? What makes for a good quality clinical audit and clinical audit programme? What proportion of approved clinical audits has been completed to time and budget?