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 public’s health – Local Government Association and Public Health England
See the Pharmaceutical Service Negotiating Committee website for further information
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
London’s public health campaign – In 2015 all London’s community pharmacies took part in a 10-week campaign to raise awareness of asthma management for children and young people. They were also asked to collect asthma-related data of people aged up to 18 years. Over 65 per cent of pharmacies took part in the audit with information gathered on over 9600 children and young people. Results from the campaign and Full details of the campaign, including the questions asked
Examples of prescribing guidelines for Asthma Management
This webkit brings together all the PrescQIPP respiratory care resources and campaign materials as well as showcases good practice examples of projects in respiratory care and signposts to self care resources available for organisations to use to support their own respiratory care campaigns.