Deadline extended for clinical audit education curricula and standards consultation

*UPDATE AT 5 SEPTEMBER 2011: DEADLINE FOR RESPONSES EXTENDED TO 23 SEPTEMBER 2011*

12 July 2011

HQIP has opened the consultation process for its draft curricula and standards for education in clinical audit.

Summaries of the standards and curricula are listed below, and detailed guidance to the consultation plus the full documents for consultation can be accessed via these links:

• Training and education consultation guidance >>
• Standards for clinical audit learning and development >>
• Clinical Audit Learning and Development Curricula: Basic >>
• Clinical Audit Learning and Development Curricula: Intermediate >>
• Clinical Audit Learning and Development Curricula: Advanced >>

Responses to the consultation can be sent to QID@hqip.org.uk or by post to HQIP, Holland House, 4 Bury Street, London EC3A 5AW. Deadline for responses is 2 September 2011  23 September 2011 and December 2011 has been scheduled for publication of consultation response and education standards and curricula.

HQIP chief executive Robin Burgess commented: "This consultation aims to engage stakeholders in the development of agreed standards in relation to courses on clinical audit and the appropriate curricula content for training and learning appropriate to specific roles and levels of responsibility in clinical audit. We are seeking feedback on the appropriateness, accuracy and course content at each level. We are also seeking views as to whether these curricula demonstrate best practice."

Summaries of the draft learning standards and curricula:

This consultation covers four documents, but your responses should be grouped into two, related to standards and to curricula. The four documents are:

Standards for clinical audit learning and development

One of the methods that help to improve quality is through the use of standards. These provide a benchmark against which a clinical audit learning and development programme can be self evaluated and a method to identify gaps and best practice. This document sets out six standards, designed to quality assure clinical audit learning and development programmes, including their delivery and outcomes.

Consultation document - Standards for clinical audit learning and development >>

Clinical Audit Learning and Development Curricula

The guidance provides a set of curricula in three categories against which providers of learning, training and education can self assess against or be benchmarked and awarded a mark of excellence, if appropriate. It is intended for use by both public and private providers of learning, education, and training.

Basic Level

This guidance is for a basic level of clinical audit training and can be used and adapted as an introduction to clinical audit, for example for clinical practitioner/students at undergraduate level, induction training, in-service training (whether delivered in house or by external providers) and refresher programmes.

Consultation document - Clinical Audit Learning and Development Curricula: Basic >>

Intermediate Level

This Intermediate level of training, education and development can be used and adapted for Junior Doctor Foundation Training for clinical audit and other healthcare professionals undertaking clinical audit as part of their work, and clinical audit practitioners. It may also be used for senior clinicians wishing to refresh existing skills and knowledge.

Consultation document - Clinical Audit Learning and Development Curricula: Intermediate >>

Advanced Level

This advanced level of training, education, and development can be used and adapted for practitioners (clinicians and clinical audit specialists) who wish to become specialist practitioners in clinical audit and/or become involved in leading clinical audit at a local or national level.

The purpose of the guidance is to establish the corpus of learning for clinical audit at an advanced level to develop clinical audit specialists and leaders.

Consultation document - Clinical Audit Learning and Development Curricula: Advanced >>