Clinical Audit

Principles and process of clinical audit.

Reviewed by Dr Kola Tytler MBBS CertHE MBA MSt MRCGP (General Practitioner)

Last reviewed: 21 October 2025

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Clinical Guidelines

Principles for Best Practice in Clinical Audit - NICE

ACC/AHA Guidelines for the Management of Patients With ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction

BTS/NICE/SIGN Joint Guideline on Asthma: diagnosis, monitoring and chronic asthma management

CDC Guidelines for the Prevention and Control of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)

European Commission guidelines on clinical audit for medical radiological practices (diagnostic radiology, nuclear medicine and radiotherapy)

European Society for Vascular Surgery (ESVS) 2023 Clinical Practice Guidelines on the Management of Atherosclerotic Carotid and Vertebral Artery Disease

Principles for Best Practice in Clinical Audit