Benchmarking
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National and international anonymised audit tools to assist in benchmarking
These tools are hosted on our vetAUDIT pages and can help you compare your results with the national average.
A simple audit for practices to share their data anonymously to establish UK benchmarks in post-operative complications rates for neutering of small animals.
Watch the video below for a handy how-to guide for those working within the veterinary professions on using the National Audit for Small Animal Neutering.
A registry for the surgical management of Cranial Cruciate Ligament Rupture in UK canines. The registry provides feedback to clinicians in order to evaluate which surgical techniques and implants lead to improved patient outcomes and minimised complications.
An audit freely available to all, run by the University of Liverpool’s Small Animal Veterinary Surveillance Network (SAVSNET) for UK practices to share their data anonymously to establish benchmarks for antibiotic prescription rates for small animal patients. Data can be from an individual practitioner, a branch practice, or from the whole practice group.
INCISE is the INternational ColIc SurgEry audit project, an international collaboration between equine veterinary clinics across the world. The project's aim is to improve the global quality of care and outcomes for horses and their owners following colic surgery.
Resources to help assist with benchmarking
Use this poster to display your National Audit for Small Animal Neutering results and compare them with your practice and the national benchmark. You can use this poster as a focal point for your Quality Improvement discussions. This poster is designed to be professionally printed, and laminated, on A2 paper. [PDF 73KB] (Published November 2022)
To order your professionally printed and laminated A2 discussion guide, copy and paste the URL into your internet browser or visit: https://www.serviceprint.net/product/qi-discussion-guides/
Use this poster to display your Quality Improvement projects, plan further projects and track their progress. You can use this poster as a focal point for your Quality Improvement discussions. This poster is designed to be professionally printed, and laminated, on A2 paper. [PDF 61KB] (Updated June 2024)
To order your professionally printed and laminated A2 discussion guide, copy and paste the URL into your internet browser or visit: https://www.serviceprint.net/product/qi-discussion-guides/
This document included examples of Quality Improvement principles and tools which can be implemented within your practice to form your clinical governance plan. You should adapt this for your own practice, or local circumstances. Once downloaded, please 'save as' and reopen from your saved location [Word Doc 174KB] (Published July 2021).
Benchmarking case examples
This award winning case example shows how post-operative neutering complications were monitored using the National Audit for Small animal Neutering via vetAUDIT.org. Complications were cut down by half by assessing hygiene and post operative care guidelines. Louise Northway VNCert(ECC) NCert(Anaesth) RVN became a Knowledge Champion for the second year running due to her work on this continuous quality improvement cycle [PDF 781KB] (Published March 2020).
Updated 11/11/22