A Standards-Based Audit of Elective Procedures in the Vascular Surgery Department

Abstract

This poster depicts the results of a Quality Improvement project which aimed to evaluate the Vascular Surgery department’s compliance with NHS & King's College Hospital (KCH) guidelines for rescheduling cancelled procedures within 28 days. A departmental clinical governance meeting was used as a platform to highlight the key issues within the department and to raise awareness of NHS and KCH guidelines resulting in significant increase in the number of cancelled procedures that were rescheduled within 4 weeks.