results from the piloting Was an existing validated data process reviewed before full collection tool used? scale data collection begins Was a data collection tool designed Data collectors should be appropriately and piloted, and the results from the qualified. Where data collection takes place piloting process reviewed before full over an extended period, or multiple data data collection began? collectors are involved, a protocol for data Were data collectors appropriately collection should be developed. This should qualified and trained? define the data sources and provide all the Was a protocol for data collection information necessary to ensure that data is developed and piloted alongside the collected consistently. The protocol should data collection tool? be piloted alongside the data collection tool 5 Clinical audit data should be analysed to measure Was clinical audit data analysed using compliance with standards. The statistics used appropriate statistical techniques to measure should be appropriate for the purpose and should compliance with audit standards? aim to provide the clearest possible picture of Were the findings presented in a way which performance. gave clearest possible picture of performance? 6 In planning the analysis, consideration should be Were the clinical audit findings reported with given to the level of granularity* required for the appropriate level of granularity? reporting, particularly if clinicians wish to use clinical audit findings as part of their appraisal and revalidation. * Should the results be broken down by ward, consultant or clinic, etc.
results from the piloting process reviewed before full scale data collection begins Data collectors should be appropriately qualified. Where data collection takes place over an extended period, or multiple data collectors are involved, a protocol for data collection should be developed. This should define the data sources and provide all the information necessary to ensure that data is collected consistently. The protocol should be piloted alongside the data collection tool Was an existing validated data collection tool used? Was a data collection tool designed and piloted, and the results from the piloting process reviewed before full data collection began? Were data collectors appropriately qualified and trained? Was a protocol for data collection developed and piloted alongside the data collection tool? 5 Clinical audit data should be analysed to measure compliance with standards. The statistics used should be appropriate for the purpose and should aim to provide the clearest possible picture of performance. Was clinical audit data analysed using appropriate statistical techniques to measure compliance with audit standards? Were the findings presented in a way which gave clearest possible picture of performance? 6 In planning the analysis, consideration should be given to the level of granularity* required for reporting, particularly if clinicians wish to use clinical audit findings as part of their appraisal and revalidation. * Should the results be broken down by ward, consultant or clinic, etc. Were the clinical audit findings reported with the appropriate level of granularity?
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