Introduction to Clinical Audit
Overview
The Introduction to Clinical Audit course is ideal for those professionals who would like to learn the key concepts involved in undertaking a clinical audit project. The course provides a step-by-step guide helping attendees get started with clinical audit. The session is highly interactive, practical and fun and those attending will leave with a full understanding of the clinical audit process. All delegates who attend the session will receive a resource folder relevant to the workshop.
Who should attend?
The course is relevant to all healthcare staff who support clinical audit or who are involved in delivering clinical audit projects. The course provides an introduction to clinical audit and therefore suits delegates with no or limited previous experience of the clinical audit process. Course content is generic and is relevant to all healthcare staff working in all settings.
Course content
- Definitions of clinical audit
- Why clinical audit is important – historical overview
- The clinical audit cycle explained
- Example audits
- Advice and tips for success
- Information on help available
Forms of delivery
We only deliver this course externally, i.e. in-house to groups of learners within your organisation.
Numbers of delegates
The course is ideally suited to 12 learners (although this is at the discretion of the commissioning organisation).
Length of course
The course lasts for a total time of 3 hours and takes place over one half-day.
Accreditation
The course is accredited by the Open College Network and learners who successfully complete the course attain 1 credit at Level 1. Assessment for accreditation is based on a short written assessment at the end of the training session.
KSF requirements
The course will relate directly to several KSF dimensions – C1, C2, C3, C4, C5, IK1, IK2, IK3, G1, G2, G5 and G6.
Costs
The cost of a half-day training session is £400 plus travel and VAT.