1. Bite Size Session Audit
June 2016
Welcome to the webinar to introduce The Pharmacy Vocational Training Scheme. The Training Programme has been around for about 15 years as Stages 1 and 2 where the expectation is to develop ‘general’ skills However over the past year Stages 3 and 4 of the training have started to be developed and with this the opportunity to develop specialist skills and then further advanced skills.

2. Acknowledgement
Grateful thanks to Frances Notman for developing this presentation

3. Learning outcomes
On successful completion of this session the learner will be able to:
Discuss the various factors required to achieve a ‘satisfactory’ audit
Describe how to undertake and submit an audit

4. Audit is………

5. How does Audit differ to Research and Service Evaluation?

6. Criterion based audit

7. Audit Cycle

8. Audit key points Criteria
Specific, Precise, Logical, Measurable, Realistic
Example
Patients who are prescribed an oral NSAID or COX2 inhibitor for more than 2 months are co-prescribed gastro-protection
Standards
90% within 3 months

9. Audit key points
If criteria are precise and specific data collections will be comparable
Criteria need to be positive
Patients who are on Amlodipine and require a statin should be on Simvastatin at a dose of 20mg or less or another acceptable statin.
Rather than negative….
Patient should not be on Simvastatin at a dose of over 20mg and Amlodipine

10. Audit key points Presentation of data
Compare data collection with standard and with each other
Use a simple table or bar chart
Do not include data that does not address the criteria / standards

11. The Audit Process – An Example

12. What documents are involved?
Audit reporting form (on NES website CPD pages)
The feedback form (used by the reviewers, on NES website CPD pages)

13. Acknowledgements & Useful resources
Benjamin A; Audit: how to do it in practice. BMJ May 31;336(7655):
The Good GP Training Guide. Edited by Matt Burkes & Alec Logan. Royal College of General Practitioners 2014
Royal Pharmaceutical Society – Clinical Audit & Toolkit (members only content)
National Institute for Health and Care Excellence – Audit Tools
Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network – Audit Tools
NHS Health Research Authority – Defining research
PSNC: Clinical Audit
NES Audit - FAQs

14. Audit
Discussion