Significant Event Audit Toolkit

The National Patient Safety Agency (NPSA) has launched guidance for general practice teams enabling them to learn from patient safety incidents and 'near misses'. The Significant Event Audit guidance aims to improve the quality and safety of patient care in practice. There are two documents provided: A quick guide to conducting a Significant Event Audit and Significant Event Audit guidance for primary care teams. According to Dr Tom Heyes FRCGP, Head of Professional Development at NHS Leeds, "these are excellent documents and will be really useful for GP appraisers, practice clinical governance, QOF etc. Significant Event Audit has its roots firmly in general practice and is one of the most powerful educational and practice development tools available." If you would like to discuss how to implement these, Tom is happy to be contacted at tom.heyes@nhsleeds.nhs.uk or 0113 305 7606.