College of Optometrists

Framework for Clinical Audit

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Published: 1 Nov 2004

Summary

Framework to help you audit your practice and procedures. “Clinical Audit is a clinically-led initiative which seeks to improve the quality and outcome of patient care through structured peer review whereby clinicians examine their practices against agreed explicit standards and modify their practice where indicated.” NHS Executive, 1996. This document explains how Clinical Audit can be applied to everyday optometric practice. The Framework details examples of what can be audited in practice and are designed to assist in the delivery of a uniformly high standard of patient care within the practice.