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The Written Submission of Practical Work
Steve Lazar
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8 criterion audit National Project Marking Schedule
Summative Assessment Website
www.nosa.org.uk
What is Audit?
Concrete Experience
Reflection
Make Hypothesis
Test Hypothesis
What is Audit?
Audit is about introducing or measuring change
8 criterion audit
Choice of topic: Choose an area where changes can
be demonstrated Ensure that all the practice agree that
it is a worthwhile area for study
Criteria and Standards
What is an audit criterion? Simply put it is a statement of the
quality of care that is to be measured Make certain that no more than three
criteria are chosen Cite evidence for choice Keep them short, simple and focussed
Standards
May need to be flexible Logical explanation required for
choice
Teamwork
Audit should not be carried out in isolation
Plan an exit strategy to allow for change to take place and be evaluated
Sampling Stick with the same sampling method for
both data collections Intervention or change? The Registrar is not being assessed on their
ability to sample scientifically. A general rule of thumb is that a small
group of patients should be randomly chosen (say, 15-50) to audit.
Data presentation
Ensure data is presented in terms of whole numbers (25/50) and percentages (50%).
Ensure the data presented is relevant to the criteria being measured.
Avoid presenting irrelevant data. Compare 1st and 2nd data collections
with the standard(s)
Demonstrating change
Try and provide an explicit example of change taking place. For example, if a new protocol is introduced then attach this as an Appendix
Give any change that is introduced time to bed in before attempting a 2nd data collection.
Presenting the submission
Ensure the final written report is compiled in a way that allows easy comparison with the eight criteria contained in the marking schedule.
It may be an idea for the trainer to critically assess the completed audit project using the marking schedule before submitting the project.
Choices of Project for NPMS
Questionnaire Study Notes Review Literature Review Clinical Case Study Research Study Plan for new service in the practice Discussion Paper
Administration details
5 copies of the project A floppy
disk
3 first level markers
Marking details
Descriptors on grid
18 or more
No less than 2 on any criterion
The project must be based in and relevant to primary care
How to structure the project
Make the aims clear and keep
them simple
Use appropriate references, a
minimum of 6 is suggested
Clear, repeatable method
Relate results to aims and methods
Summarise findings and
evaluate implications
Appropriate conclusions
What should be in a project protocol?
Introduction
Title The project question Reasons why it is important and
interesting
Existing literature
What is already known What methodologies are appropriate
Method
Which one? Who are the subjects? Sampling/recruitment? Data collection?
Results
Form Presentation
Conclusions
Relate them to the project question Compare to current knowledge Evaluate significance