Transcript Cool Blue Water Fade - Healthcare Quality Improvement

Lack of time
Lack of access to local clinical
audit experts
Lack of training in clinical audit
skills, e.g. questionnaire design,
change management, report
writing, etc
Confusion over how clinical
audit differs from research,
service evaluation, etc
Lack of management support
for clinical audit
Problems with clinical data, e.g.
accessing records and/or
concerns that data is not
accurate
Fear that clinical audit will
be used negatively,
e.g. blaming staff
Perception that clinical audit is
dull/boring
Inability to choose clinical audit
topics, i.e. audit is ‘done to’
staff, not led by them
Problems identifying or agreeing
what is best practice
Perception that clinical audit
does not make a difference
Difficulties in identifying
appropriate topics to audit