Clinical Audit (Matter for Discussion)

Submitted by the TCN Norfolk Branch

That this meeting of Congress discusses if clinical audit is something to be embraced or endured.

More information can be found on the RCN Congress pages: https://www.rcn.org.uk/congress/Agenda

Please see below for some relevant resources you might like to look at ahead of the debate.

Reading List - Clinical Audit (Matter for Discussion)

Alvarado N, McVey L, Greenhalgh J, Dowding D, Mamas M, Gale C, Doherty P and Randell R (2020) Exploring variation in the use of feedback from national clinical audits: a realist investigation, BMC Health Services Research, 20(1).
Boyle A and Keep J (2018) Clinical audit does not work, is quality improvement any better?, British Journal of Hospital Medicine, 79(9), pp. 508–510.
Foy R, Skrypak M, Alderson S, Ivers N M, McInerney B, Stoddart J, Ingham J and Keenan D (2020) Revitalising audit and feedback to improve patient care, BMJ, 368, p. 213.
Gavalova L and Fellows M (2018) Quality improvement at the point of care: a look at the role of national clinical audit, British Journal of Cardiac Nursing, 13(4), pp. 190–191.
Manning N (2018) Clinical audit: the key to driving practice forward?, British Journal of Cardiac Nursing, 13(5), pp. 246–247.
McVey L et al. (2021) Institutional use of National Clinical Audits by healthcare providers, Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice, 27(1), pp. 143–150.