This page contains information and resources to support pharmacists to conduct a clinical audit
Clinical audit is an essential component of any pharmacy service whether in hospital or the community. Community pharmacies have this built into their contract.
Useful resources
The community pharmacy offer for improving the publics health – Local Government Association and Public Health England
See the Pharmaceutical Service Negotiating Committee website for further information
The community pharmacy offer for improving the public’s health
Example Prescribing Incentive Scheme – to improve the quality, safety and cost effectiveness of repeat prescribing. We thank Central London CCP for this resource.
Examples of asthma audits and case studies from London
Croydon
Audit of management of asthma patients on Inhaled corticosteroids report
Data collection forms child and adult
Croydon Hospital discharge pharmacy referral forms
More information can be found in the Case Studies section of the toolkit.
Haringey
Haringey Prescribing Incentive Scheme
Islington
Examples of prescribing guidelines for Asthma Management
Asthma prescribing guidelines for under 5’s
Asthma prescribing guidelines for 5-12’s
Asthma prescribing guidelines for over 12s
PrescQipp respiratory care webkit
PrescQipp offers a number of inhaler technique assessment tools
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