AuditLive (Radiology)
Audit & quality improvement
Audit is a quality improvement cycle that involves measurement of the effectiveness of healthcare against agreed and proven standards for high quality, and taking action to bring practice in line with these standards so as to improve the quality of care and health outcomes.
LEARN MORERCR national audit reports
A library of audit and QI publications released over the past several years.
National Audit Reports
Role of audit leads
Fellows and members can choose to undertake local re-audits after participating in a national project, with one CPD credit awarded for each hour taken to complete an audit. An additional credit can also be claimed for completing a reflective learning record and a further credit for completing an impact record.
Note that within each cancer centre and radiology department, there is usually an Audit Lead who liaises with the RCR.
More about the audit lead role
Abstracts and ePosters
Abstracts of audit and QI ePosters that are accepted for display at RCR audit and QI poster competitions are published in Clinical Radiology and Clinical Oncology, with first and second prize awarded cheques.
Lead authors of ePosters gain three CPD credits, and co-authors one.
Past ePoster competition winners
Abstract submissions are closed
Submissions of abstracts for this year's Audit and Quality Improvement ePoster Competitions are now closed.
Search our audit templates
A collection of audit templates, with downloadable data collection forms for local use. These provide ideas and methodologies for those undertaking audits for revalidation or planning the annual forward programme.
You can learn more about producing and submitting audit templates here.
The QI and audit committees
Both the Clinical Radiology Audit and Quality Improvement Committee (CRAQIC) and Clinical Oncology Quality Improvement and Audit Committee (COQIAC):
- Highlight to stakeholders the contribution the specialty makes to safe, evidence-based and cost-effective patient care.
- Contribute to the debate on the future of healthcare through RCR audit and QI publications in peer-reviewed journals for clinical oncology and clinical radiology.
- Support Fellows and members to deliver the best care for patients with Audit Library and AuditLive.
- Collaborate with guideline review working parties and contributes to the guideline consultation process, including production of audit templates for all guidelines.
- Support our doctors to meet the challenges of practice by sharing ideas through RCR Learning content and the audit and QI ePoster competitions.
- Promote QSI in all departments and works with agencies including NELA, GIRFT and NATCAN
Useful resources
Best practice in clinical audit
A Healthcare Quality Improvement partnership (HQIP) guidance document, published May 2020.
Introduction to quality improvement for healthcare professionals
An e-learning module by Healthcare Quality Improvement partnership (HQIP)
NELA
National Emergency Laparotomy Audit
NATCAN webinar
Exploring Key Findings from the 2024 SotN Reports
National Cancer Audit Collaborating Centre (NATCAN)
National Bowel Cancer Audit
National Lung Cancer Audit
National Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma Audit
National Ovarian Cancer Audit
National Audit of Metastatic Breast Cancer
National Oesophago-Gastric Cancer Audit
National Pancreatic Cancer Audit
National Prostrate Cancer Audit
Resources
NATCAN resources, including user guides.
Reports
Reports (including trust-level quarterly data dashboards, state of the nation reports, performance indicator reports & QI plans)