Clinical Audit

Summary

The objectives of the clinical audit skills days is to provide you with the knowledge and skills to carry out a clinical audit. The training days comprise of slide presentations, discussions and use of examples and workshops.

The following relates to the course design and delivery:

  • Designed for virtual delivery on Zoom over eight hours.
  • Delivery is via online lectures, break – out sessions and project clinics.
  • Participants will receive course material following course attendance.
  • Participants expected to review pre-reading and carry out course work for project clinic.

This course is run over two days:

  • Part A: 6 March 2026
  • Part B: 20 March 2026

Suitable for: SHOs in all surgical specialties, emergency medicine doctors.

Learning outcomes

On completion of the course, you will be able to:

  • Understand what clinical audit is and its role in effective governance.
  • Understand the fundamentals stages of the clinical audit process.
  • Understand data analysis and presentation for clinical audit.
  • Understand clinical audit report writing and making recommendations.
  • Understand clinical audit in terms of ethics, legislation and information governance.
  • Understand the interaction of clinical audit and quality improvement.
  • Become aware of national clinical audits.