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Choice of Audit
One popular misconception is that the audit submission
will be disproportionately intrusive in the general practice year with all
its other demands on both GP trainer and GP registrar. The intention is
that GP trainers should try to dissuade their GP registrar from embarking
on an audit, for this purpose, which is especially complicated or
particularly time consuming.
The best advice is to keep it simple and relevant. Relate it to an
activity that has a direct bearing on the GP registrar's day to day work,
ideally where change may be desired or expected and also to justify it
with reference to current literature.
Data are often available from a simple computer search, though a computer
is not always essential. It may be sufficient to keep a note of a certain
activity over, say, one to two weeks. A search of a sample of patient
records may be necessary.
The audit selected should, ideally be capable of completion within
approximately 10 hours. A more ambitious audit may be chosen but it is not
necessary for the purpose of summative assessment. Relevant figures and
graphs may be used to support results and conclusions. The work should be
no longer than 3,000 words.
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