1. Author Date of presentation
Title of presentation
Author
Date of presentation

2. 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

3. 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?”

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

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

6. 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

7. 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

8. Results
No.
Standard/criteria
Target
Result 1 2 3

9. 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

10. 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

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