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After Action Review e-learning is here!
After Action Reviews (AAR) are rapidly gaining momentum in healthcare, not least since the AAR approach was listed as a possible learning response by NHS England within the 2022 PSIRF documentation. To help healthcare teams ensure their staff fully understand the AAR process, the CASC team have created a comprehensive ‘access anytime’ interactive e-learning resource. Learners work at their own pace through four modules that provide key insight into what an AAR is and how an AAR meeting should be conducted. The e-learning platform includes case studies, frequently asked questions and signposting to useful resources. Learners can access the e-learning as individuals here or we can load the e-learning onto your internal Learner Management Systems, allowing all your staff to access the training and relevant materials. Click here to access our flyer with more details. We are happy to provide a demonstration of the e-learning. Just contact us via info@clinicalauditsupport.com for more details.
Clinical Audit Jobs Directory is live!
We are pleased to announce the launch of our Clinical Audit Jobs Directory. Over many years, clinical audit professionals have been asking us for a range of job descriptions to help address internal vacancies or to allow them to compare their roles and pay bandings with others. Our recent clinical audit census with Audit Management and Tracking has revealed that staff with the same job title can be paid very different NHS pay bandings. The directory is a comprehensive resource that will be updated regularly. We have sourced lots of clinical audit job descriptions from NHS jobs website and diligently placed these in their relevant pay bandings. It should be noted that the directory also includes non-NHS job vacancies. In addition, you will find the Clinical Audit Census Report included in the directory. To access the directory, click here. You will also need to enter the password: CASC24*
New resources to help promote clinical audit
We are delighted to be able to keep updating resources that we have designed and created (often with the help of our brilliant illustrator Amy Bradley) that help promote the value of clinical audit. We are determined to ensure that clinical audit is seen as a quality improvement methodology that makes a real difference to the care of patients and not a boring, tick-box exercise. With this in mind, we are building on our established resources by releasing two new images that help promote the value of clinical audit. The first plays on the view that clinical audit is a tick-box exercise and is available here. The second links to the clinical audit work of Florence Nightingale and is available here. In addition to our new resources, we have created short films that demonstrate the value of clinical audit. The one-minute offering is available here with the longer version available here. We have also created a poster which explains how valuable clinical audit professionals are, available here and a poster that demonstrates why national clinical audits are important, available here. All these resources can be freely used. However, they must not be adapted without our permission and CASC must be acknowledged when they are utilised.
Request your CASC information pack
CASC have developed an electronic brochure that provides you with more details of the work that we support. There are lots of examples of how we can support clinical audit and quality improvement projects, plus the brochure includes sections on: accredited training, consultancy, patient safety work, help we provide to staff in primary care, case studies, clinical audit awareness week, etc.
Take a look at ‘stuff CASC like’
The CASC team like to keep as up-to-date as possible and we enjoy examining a wide range of materials and resources. This ‘stuff we like’ section does what it says on the tin! We will re-fresh this section of our homepage approximately every month and our aim is to focus on highlighting useful and ideally less mainstream materials that those working in audit, QI and patient safety will find stimulating and useful.
Get a copy of CASC’s latest jobs bulletin
Since 2009 the CASC team have diligently searched through the NHS Jobs website to identify current clinical audit and clinical effectiveness vacancies. From this information we produce our weekly clinical audit jobs bulletin and typically this is released every Monday. By producing this document, we aim to save local audit staff looking for new opportunities lots of time.