Effective auditing in care: Planning an audit - part 6 of 13

6.0 PLANNING AN AUDITManagers should plan internal audits through an audit schedule. The schedule should contain all the policies and procedures within the service quality management system. The schedule will contain the date of the planned audit and when it was carried out. The date for audits of care plans should be set at the care plan review. Managers may wish to apply to internal audits the model:

PLAN – DO – CHECK – ACTPLAN Define the audit programme DO Implement the audit programme CHECK Review the audit programmeACT Improve the audit programme Part 7 coming later this week. Albert CookManaging DirectorBettal Quality Consultancy Fellow Chartered Quality InstituteThe Cared 4 quality management system contains all the tools you require to carry out effective auditing. We are developed an audit pack to sit alongside these guidance notes which is available from Bettal Quality Consultancy. Please call us on 016977 41411 if you would like more information.