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After an anaesthetic error is identified, Sandra Hunt and the team from The Laurels performed a significant event audit to identify what happened. This significant event audit was part of a case example that was awarded Highly Commended in the 2020 Knowledge Awards (Published November 2020).

After a wound breaks down post-operatively, Sandra Hunt and the team from The Laurels performed a significant event audit to identify what happened. This significant event audit was part of a case example that was awarded Highly Commended in the 2020 Knowledge Awards (Published November 2020).

After an abscess develops on an enucleation site, Sandra Hunt and the team from The Laurels performed a significant event audit to identify what happened. This significant event audit was part of a case example that was awarded Highly Commended in the 2020 Knowledge Awards (Published November 2020).

This case example shows how Meghan Conroy RVN performed audits on whether aural cytology was being performed before antibiotic treatment was given, and after the treatment ended. Meghan was awarded Highly Commended in the 2020 Knowledge Awards for her QI initiative (Published November 2020).

This case example shows how Kay Lockwood, from Riversbrook Veterinary Group, performed an audit to see if feline patients were receiving local anaesthetic nerve blocks when having dental extractions. Kay was awarded Highly Commended in the 2020 Knowledge Awards for her QI initiative (Published November 2020).

This case example shows how Kay Lockwood, from Riversbrook Veterinary Group, performed an audit to measure and monitor antibiotic use during dental extractions. Kay was awarded Highly Commended in the 2020 Knowledge Awards for her QI initiative (Published November 2020).

This case example shows how Holly Warrilow RVN performed several audits over short periods to identify whether patient temperatures were being taken during the peri-operative period and to implement improvements to benefit patient care within the same period. Holly was awarded Highly Commended in the 2020 Knowledge Awards for her QI initiative (Published November 2020).

This case example shows how Sandra Hunt and her team at The Laurels performed an audit to see if post-operative temperatures were being taken in practice. Once they had identified their inhouse benchmark, they then set out to improve, and re-audit to measure their improvement. This audit was part of a case example that was awarded Highly Commended in the 2020 Knowledge Awards (Published November 2020).

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