AuditLive (Radiology)
Audit & QI
LEARN MOREAudit 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.
Fellows and members can choose to undertake local re-audits after participating in an RCR national audit project, with one CPD credit awarded for each hour taken to complete an audit. An additional credit can also be claimed for completion of the reflective learning and impact record.
National Audit Reports
A curated archive of national audit results spanning radiology and oncology—tracking progress from the early 2000s to today - aligned with the College guidance.
The role of audit leads
What an Audit Lead is, what they do and how they contribute to the College's QI goals.
ePoster competitions
A showcase and archive for the College’s annual Audit and QI ePoster competitions in CR and CO.
Audit and QI Committee (Clinical Radiology)
An overview of the Committee, including its membership—the Chair, appointed and co-opted members—and its place within the RCR reporting structure.
Data Implementation and Audit Leads (DIAL) Network (Clinical Oncology)
An overview of the network, including Terms of Reference for the Steering Group and a Role Description for Data Implementation Leads.
Our audits align with College guidance, both Clinical Oncology, including consensus statements, and Clinical Radiology, to support evidence-based practice and service improvement.
Our audit template libraries
A comprehensive library of over 100 radiology-specific audit templates, many aligned with the Quality Standard for Imaging (QSI), alongside a structured collection of CO audit templates developed to support consistent, high-quality local audit and improvement across cancer services.
Useful resources
Useful resources and tools supporting best practice in clinical audit and QI. This includes HQIP guidance and e-learning modules, access to various cancer audits coordinated by NATCAN, plus related webinars, user guides, and detailed performance reports to help healthcare professionals drive improvements.
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)
Introduction to the DIAL Network from Dr P. Jankowska
Presentation: How to Access and Interrogate RTDS
Dr K. Spencer and Ms C. Roe outline how to check data accuracy, benchmark performance, identify outliers, and explore alternative approaches.
Avoiding Duplication between RCR and NATCAN Audits
Dr J. McAleese and Dr J. Conibear discuss reducing overlap between audits, using lung cancer as a case study.
Tasks for the New Data Implementation Leads
Dr M. Williams suggests reviewing single vs multi-fraction bone metastases treatments and survival after whole-brain radiotherapy.
NATCAN Audits Lunchtime Webinar 1
Introduction and demonstration on how to use the dashboard (Dr A. Aggarwal, Dr S. Sukumar); NAoMe (Prof D. Dodwell); NPaCA (Dr G. Radhakrishna); NOCA (Dr A. Michael); NPCA (Dr A. Tree) and NOGCA (Dr B. Thomas).
Clinical Radiology Audit & Quality Improvement Update Webinar
This webinar showcases the work from the 2024 prize winner presentations for both the RCR audit and quality improvement competition. Plus, an update from our CRAQIC team members on results of the national audit on non-traumatic emergency abdominal imaging and signposting to the future data collection for paediatric radiology services national audit. We also announce the winners and runners up for the 2025 RCR competition for audit and quality improvement.
National Cancer Audit Collaborating Centre (NATCAN)
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Resources
NATCAN resources, including user guides.
Reports
Reports (including trust-level quarterly data dashboards, state of the nation reports, performance indicator reports & QI plans)
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