Clinical audit templates
The College have developed a series of online clinical audit templates to support pathologists with revalidation, meeting the standards set for high-quality audit by the RCPath.
The audit templates are the same basic layout and have been partially completed demonstrating step by step the process of how to plan and complete a specific clinical audit. These templates focus on methodology, help you choose a topic and ensure audit activities are conducted efficiently with maximum benefit to patient care, while helping you to meet the information requirements of revalidation.
Audit templates
Cellular pathology
Cancer of unknown primary malignancy of unknown primary origin
1 September 2024
An audit of histopathological reporting of CUP and MUO
Central nervous system
12 January 2021
An audit of quality of reporting muscle biopsies
12 January 2021
An audit of quality of reporting peripheral nerve biopsies
12 January 2021
An audit of quality of reporting non-neoplastic brain biopsies
Endocrine system
Eye
Gastrointestinal tract
Anus
17 April 2024
An audit of anal cancer reporting in biopsy specimens
Liver
22 November 2022
An audit of reporting primary gallbladder cancer resection specimens
22 November 2022
An audit of reporting primary liver cancer resection specimens
Gynaecological tract
16 March 2023
An audit on tissue pathways for gynaecological pathology
12 October 2022
An audit of quality of reporting placental pathology
Head and neck
6 December 2023
An audit of quality of reporting of intraoral mucosal biopsies
6 December 2023
An audit of reporting intraoral mucosal polypoid lesions
6 December 2023
An audit of quality of reporting of nasal biopsies
Lung and thorax
Reporting
20 February 2017
An audit of compliance with the standards for cancer reporting
Skin
Urinary tract and testes
1 December 2024
An audit of prostate cancer reporting
1 October 2024
An audit of penile cancer reporting in surgical specimens
Clinical biochemistry
4 February 2013
An audit of critical result communication
4 February 2013
An audit of the appropriate use of tumour markers
4 February 2013
An audit of delayed specimen transport