Series 2: Episode 2: Carrying out audits

The Quality Improvement (QI) Boxset will allow you to learn about Quality Improvement with small bite-sized episodes of content. Just like streaming services, you can scroll and pick and choose what you want to watch or listen to. 

Episode 2 includes:

  • Putting together a plan for an audit.
  • Discussing how to perform an audit and engage the team.
  • Explaining what to do with the audit results.

  • Course image Clinical audit CPD course
    Episode 2: Carrying out audits
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    Description:

    This course will help you learn how you can improve quality by better understanding your practice and processes through clinical audit.

    CPD: 60 minutes
    Authors: RCVS Knowledge Quality Improvement Advisory Board



    Course image Getting the team on board
    Episode 2: Carrying out audits
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    Listen to Pam Mosedale as she speaks with Louise Northway RVN about performing clinical audits in practice. 

    CPD: 15 minutes
    Authors: Pam Mosedale, Louise Northway



    Course image Best practice in clinical audit
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    This document by Healthcare Quality Improvement Partnership (HQIP) sets out updated criteria for best practice in local clinical audit. 

    CPD: 30 minutes
    Authors: Healthcare Quality Improvement Partnership (HQIP)
    Course image Clinical audit template
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    Description:

    You can use this template to assist you in performing a clinical audit in your practice.

    CPD: 2 minutes
    Authors: RCVS Knowledge Quality Improvement Advisory Board
    Course image Clinical audit walkthrough
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    A handy infographic that explains the process of performing a clinical audit. Ideal to print!

    CPD: 2 minutes
    Authors: RCVS Knowledge Quality Improvement Advisory Board
    Course image Clinical audits- a veterinary nurses perspective
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    Lou the Vet Nurse tells us why she finds clinical audits so useful, and how you can follow in her footsteps.

    CPD: 12 minutes
    Authors: Lou Northway
    Course image Using clinical audit to tackle complications
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    Read how the implementation of clinical audit and checklists allowed one practice to investigate and improve their intravenous catheter complication rates.

    CPD: 11 minutes
    Authors: Nicola Beaney and Hannah Young
    Course image The importance of clinical audit
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    Pam Mosedale chats to Daniel Pang, an Associate Professor of Veterinary Anaesthesiology at the University of Calgary about his clinical audits in both small and large animals, covering subjects such as hypothermia management. 

    CPD: 30 minutes
    Authors: Pam Mosedale, Daniel Pang
    Course image Audit checklist
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    Description:

    Use this checklist when planning and completing your audit to help you remember the steps.

    CPD: 2 minutes
    Authors: RCVS Knowledge Quality Improvement Advisory Board
    Course image Clinical Audit – addressing ethical concerns
    Episode 2: Carrying out audits
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    Description:

    Clinical Audits carried out in an individual practice for the purpose of QI will not normally raise ethical issues or require formal ethics approval. Due to the process of data collection, Clinical Audit may look similar to aspects of practice-based Clinical Veterinary Research. Therefore, it is important to understand the difference between the two and the ethical issues that could arise. This is particularly important if you are thinking of publishing your audit.


    CPD: 40 minutes
    Authors: RCVS Knowledge