Title of presentation Author Date of presentation Background

Title of presentation Author Date of presentation

Background § Why did you do the audit? eg. high risk / high cost / frequent procedure? Concern that best practice not being followed? § Include summary of any previous work done locally or elsewhere on this topic § Literature reviewed, including description of local protocols if appropriate § Staff involved in audit and what role they played in project

Audit Aim Broad statement, expressed in terms of the question you are seeking to answer, or the result you are intending to bring about E. g. “To improve management of patients with pressure sores” OR “Are we following UBHT guidelines for management of patients with pressure sores? ”

Objectives The sub-steps necessary to achieve your aim e. g. 1. to compare local practice to guideline 2. to implement changes to practice if necessary

Standards/Criteria § Goals that define best/ideal practice that we should aim to achieve – what you’ve measured against! No. Standard/criteria Target Any exceptions 1 2 3 § Where have the standards come from – what is the evidence base?

Methodology § Sample (How was sample determined? How many patients? How identified, e. g. what codes used to identify on computer system? ) § How & when was data collected? § Any problems collecting data, e. g. missing notes? (state how many) § Method of data analysis

Results § Present results against standards, e. g. 30/50 cases met criteria for standard 1, and 10 met exception criteria => 30/40 (75%) met standard § Use numbers & percentages and/or charts – whichever displays information most clearly. Ensure you state how many subjects were included - ‘n’ number § Keep your message clear - don’t include excess information or use too many graphs § Don’t identify individual staff or patients § The following table may be helpful

Results No. 1 2 3 Standard/criteria Target Result

Conclusions § List of key points § Any problems noticed in process of care - how these could be prevented? § Any conclusions must be supported by the data presented in results section Also § Any limitations of the study

Discussions § What are the issues and why § What needs to be done to improve practice § What are you actually going to do to improve practice. What are the concrete actions that will be undertaken. § List the actions on the next slide

Action plan No. Agreed action Implementation date Who is going to do it ? 1 2 3 § You can additional actions as part of the final discussion