PRIMARY CARE AUDIT RESOURCE BOOK

The Primary Care Audit Resource Book was launched at the Audit Oscars on 28 November 2003 at the Midlands Conference Centre, Leicester City Football Club.  This is the second of our resource books, the first being the Community and Mental Health Audit Resource Book which has been widely circulated.

Content of the Primary Care Resource Book has been drawn from the work of Clinical Audit Skills Course learners to provide guidance and practical examples of the selection and undertaking of audits and the benefits of implementing recommendations.

The contributors to the Resource Book are:

Anne Toone, formerly of Oakmeadow Surgery, Glenfield (Audit of Patients on ACE Inhibitors)

Carol Fossard, De Montfort Surgery, Student Health Practice (Audit of Unsuitable Cervical Smears)

Sally-Ann Lamb, Highgate Surgery (Audit of Secondary prevention of Coronary Heart Disease in General Practice)

Diane Faux, Empingham Medical Centre (Audit of Secondary prevention of Ischaemic Heart Disease)

Jane Dale, Di Brown and Alison Hipkin, Latham House Medical Practice (Audit of the Uptake Patient Registration Medicals)

Sarah Carrington (Audit of Non Attenders for Booked Appointments)

Liz Wells, Forest Edge Medical Centre (Audit of BP in Hypertensive Patients)

Elaine Peeks, Park View Surgery (Audit Appropriate Use of Proton Pump Inhibitors)

Joan Flynn, Beaumont Lodge Surgery (Audit of Registration Medicals)

Wendy Kesby, Westcotes Health Centre (Audit of Repeat Prescribing)

Shenna Charlton and Sister Gail Wright, Heatherbrook Surgery (Audit to Determine the Adequacy of Smears Including Transformation Zone Sampling)

Sheila Ward, Ashby Health Centre (Audit of Cervical Cytology)

Rosemary Goddard and Janet Wood Heath Lane Surgery (Audit of ‘Flu Vaccination Cover for Elderly Patients with Asthma - over 70s Age Group)

Lynda Middleton, Latham House Medical practice (Audit of Lithium Monitoring)

Gez Stokes, Westcotes Health Centre (Audit of Patients Who Fail to Attend for Pre-Booked Appointments)

Helen Quinn, formerly of the Belton Practice (Audit of the Introduction of Effective Coronary Heart Disease Monitoring in the Belton Practice)

Helen Bell, Oakham Medical Practice (Audit of Diabetic Care)

Gill Gray, Broom Leys Surgery, Coalville (Audit of Diabetic Care)

Prafula Veghela, formerly of Coleman Road Surgery (Audit of New Patient Registration Examination)

Sandra Ellison and Pam Wright, Heatherbrook Surgery (Audit of Practice Nurse Waiting Times)

Doris Falconer, Latham House Medical Practice (Audit of Asthma Management)

Lisa Boyles, Groby Medical Practice (Audit of Intrauterine Devices)

Pat Upsall, Markfield Medical Centre (Audit of New Registered Patient Health Checks)

Julie Buccheri and Kate Walker, Alpine House Surgery (Audit of the Take Up of Influenza & Pneumoccal Immunisation)

Collette Palmer, formerly of Oakmeadow Surgery (Audit of Patients with Hypertension)

Lorraine Baker, Quorn Medical Centre (Audit of Cervical Cytology Screening)

Claire Albrighton, Measham Medical Unit (Audit of Lithium Patients at Measham Medical Unit)

Alison McEvoy, Measham Medical Unit (Audit of Patients Offered a Patient Held Record)

Kaye Axon, Dr D S Shah’s Surgery, Leicester (Audit of Hypertension)

Rachel Lenton, Markfield Medical Centre (Audit of Pneumonia Vaccination of of Patients Diagnosed with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease)

Simone Linnett, Forest House Medical Centre (Audit of Smear Tests)

Sarah Truman, formerly of Empingham Medical Centre (Audit of Waiting Times for Patients to see Doctors)

Mukta Modi, Canon Street Surgery (Audit Monitoring the Use of Statins)

Norma King, Loughborough University Medical Centre (Audit of Childhood Immunisations)

Please note that the Primary Care Audit Resource Book will be circulated to all practices and primary care trusts in Leicestershire and Northamptonshire Heartlands free of charge. A cost of £10 per copy will be charged to external organisations wishing to obtain the Resource Book – this will cover printing and postage and packing costs.