Clinical audit templates
The College have developed a series of online clinical audit templates to support pathologists with revalidation, meeting the standards set for high quality audit by the RCPath.
The audit templates are the same basic layout and have been partially completed demonstrating step by step the process of how to plan and complete a specific clinical audit. These templates focus on methodology, help you chose a topic and ensure audit activities are conducted efficiently with maximum benefit to patient care, whilst helping you to meet the information requirements of revalidation.
Audit templates
Immunology
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An audit of compliance of serological screening tests for coeliac disease against the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) 2015 coeliac disease guidelines
Dr Melanie York & Dr Ravishankar Sargur May 2019
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An audit of best practice for cryoglobulin evaluation
Dr Melanie York & Dr Ravishankar Sargur May 2019
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An audit of compliance with published recommendations on the management of C1 inhibitor deficiency
Dr Elcombe, Dr Stroud & Dr Yong May 2019
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The use of C1 esterase concentrate prophylaxis in patients with hereditary angioedema
Dr Tasneem Rahman & Dr Sorena Kiani May 2019
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An audit of compliance of diagnosis of specific antibody deficiency (SPAD) with the European Society for Immunodeficiencies (ESID) criteria
Dr Paulikaitė, Dr Tadros & Dr Kiani May 2019
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An audit of compliance of immunoglobulin prescribing for secondary antibody deficiency with the second edition of the Clinical guidelines for immunoglobulin use
Dr Alex Richter & Dr Sorena Kiani May 2019
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An audit of compliance with British Society for Allergy and Clinical Immunology and NICE guidelines for the documentation and communication of drug allergy testing outcomes
Dr Stephen Boag & Dr Catherine Stroud May 2019
Haematology
Anaemias
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An audit of compliance with the BSH guideline for the laboratory diagnosis of functional iron deficiency
Dr Wayne Thomas August 2016
Bleeding and platelet disorders
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An audit of compliance with the guideline on aspects of cancer-related venous thrombosis
Dr Watson Dr Keeling Prof Laffan Dr Tait Dr Makris May 2015
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An audit of compliance with the BCSH guideline on the management of haemophilia in the fetus and neonate
Dr Deepa Arachchillage May 2012
Infections
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An audit of compliance with the British Committee for Standards in Haematology (BCSH) guidelines for laboratory diagnosis of malaria
Michael Wright & Dan Pelling February 2015
Myeloma
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An audit of compliance with the BCSH Guidelines for supportive care in multiple myeloma
Dr Simon Stern February 2014
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An audit of compliance with the BCSH guideline for the use of bisphosphonate therapy in patients with myeloma
Dr Michelle Lannon May 2012
Paediatric
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An audit of compliance with the BCSH guideline on the management of haemophilia in the fetus and neonate
Dr Deepa Arachchillage May 2012
Transfusion
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An audit of acute transfusion reactions
June 2023
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An audit of compliance with the British Society for Haematology (BSH) guideline for platelet transfusions in adult patients
Dr Lise Estcourt and Dr Janet Birchall August 2017
Transplant
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An audit of compliance with the BCSH/BSBMT guidelines on the diagnosis and management of acute graft-versus-host disease
Dr Mike Galloway & Dr Will Lester July 2013
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An audit of compliance with the BCSH/BSBMT guidelines on the diagnosis and management of chronic graft-versus-host disease
Dr Mike Galloway & Dr Will Lester July 2013
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An audit of compliance with the BCSH/BSBMT guidelines on the organ-specific management and supportive care with chronic graft-versus-host disease
Dr Mike Galloway & Dr Will Lester July 2013
Medical Microbiology
Antimicrobial choice and stewardship
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An audit of antimicrobial choice and administration for neutropenic sepsis
Dr Marina Morgan December 2012
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An audit of diagnosis and antimicrobial management of community-acquired pneumonia (CAP)
Dr Marina Morgan December 2012
Infections
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An audit of compliance with local and national guidelines for treatment of urinary tract infection
Dr Marina Morgan December 2012
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An audit of compliance with local and national guidelines for treatment of urinary tract infection in pregnancy
Dr Marina Morgan December 2012
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An audit of diagnosis and management of encephalitis
Dr Marina Morgan December 2012
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An audit of the management of invasive candidaemia
Dr Marina Morgan December 2012
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An audit of the diagnosis and treatment of infective endocarditis
Dr Marina Morgan December 2012
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An audit of the diagnosis and management of septic arthritis in adults
Dr Marina Morgan December 2012
Clinical Biochemistry
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An audit of the laboratory investigation of suspected multiple myeloma
Mr Peter West February 2014
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An audit of implementation of NICE guidelines on ovarian cancer in primary care
Dr Roanna George & Dr Soha Zouwail February 2013
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An audit of compliance with the RCPath KPIs for the percentage of core investigations from A&E comp within 1 hour of receipt, including out of hours
Mr James Allison & Dr Bernie Croal February 2013
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An audit against the All Wales Clinical Biochemistry Audit Group Standards for the Investigation of Porphyria
Dr Annette Thomas February 2013
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An audit of the investigation of patients presenting with hyponatraemia and hyperkalaemia
Dr Housley Dr Freedman Dr Mylvaganam Dr Banerjee February 2013
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An audit of critical result communication
Miss Helen Turner & Dr Bernie Croal February 2013
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An audit of timeliness of responding to requests for clinical advice
Dr Kevin Deans & Dr Bernie Croal February 2013
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An audit of the appropriate use of tumour markers
Dr Lance Sandle February 2013
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An audit of delayed specimen transport
Dr Allan Dunlop & Dr Bernie Croal February 2013
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An audit of the compliance of samples to meet the minimum sample acceptance criteria
Dr Mark Lum & Dr Bernie Croal February 2013
Cellular Pathology
Breast
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An audit of breast cancer grading
Dr Rahul Deb & Dr David Parham January 2017
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An audit of compliance with guidance for the pathological examination of sentinel lymph nodes
Dr Rahul Deb & Dr Pauline Carder January 2017
Bone and soft tissue
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Audit of soft tissue sarcoma reporting in resection specimens
Professor Charles Mangham January 2017
Eye
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An audit of non-neoplastic ophthalmic pathology specimen reporting turnaround times
Dr Luciane Irion September 2020
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An audit of uveal melanoma reporting in enucleation specimens
Dr Luciane Irion January 2019
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An audit of retinoblastoma reporting in enucleation specimens
Dr Luciane Irion January 2019
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An audit of conjunctival melanoma reporting in conjunctival specimens
Dr Hardeep Singh Mudhar October 2013
Gastrointestinal tract
Liver
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11 An audit of the specimen quality and reporting of medical liver biopsies
Dr Judy Wyatt June 2021
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12 A clinicopathological audit of the effect of medical liver biopsies on patient management
Dr Judy Wyatt June 2021
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Audit of anal cancer reporting in biopsy specimens
Dr Morgan Moorghen September 2018
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Audit of colorectal carcinoma reporting standards
Dr Maurice Loughrey January 2018
Gynaecological tract
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Audit of quality of reporting placental pathology
October 2022
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An audit of reporting of core dataset items for vulval cancer resection specimens
Dr Asma Faruqi, Dr Brian Rous July 2019
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Audit of endometrial carcinoma reporting in hysterectomy specimens
Prof Glenn McCluggage January 2018
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An audit of reporting of endometrial carcinomas on biopsy specimens
Dr Raji Ganesan January 2018
Lung and thorax
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An audit of biopsy/cell pellet reporting for non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC)
Professor Andrew Nicholson January 2017
Paediatric
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An audit of peripheral neuroblastic tumours reporting standards
Dr Catherine Cullinane et al. July 2019
Post mortem
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An audit of compliance with national guidelines for external and internal examination at coronial autopsy
Dr Michael Osborn January 2017
Reporting
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An audit of compliance with the standards for cancer reporting
Dr Paul Barrett February 2017
Skin
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Audit of primary cutaneous basal cell carcinoma reporting standards
Dr David Slater April 2019
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Audit of primary cutaneous invasive malignant melanoma reporting standards
Dr David Slater April 2019
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Audit of primary cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma reporting standards
Dr David Slater April 2019
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Audit of primary cutaneous invasive Merkel cell carcinoma reporting standards
Dr David Slater April 2019
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Audit of skin biopsies for diagnosis of an inflammatory dermatosis
Dr Asok Biswas February 2019
Cross-specialty
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An audit of compliance with the National minimum retesting intervals in pathology guideline
Dr Tim Lang, Dr Bernie Croal July 2021