Table 3.

Response from audit of patient case notes with reasons for failure to complete

Guidance	No of trusts participating	No of individual completed audit forms returned	No used	Reasons for non-return
Wisdom teeth	18	892	836	Service provided by primary care trust
Hip replacement	20	990	980	All returned
Breast cancer	17	708	707	Clinicians in two trusts declined to participate. One trust did not complete as not a cancer centre
Ovarian cancer	16	521	520	Clinicians in two trusts declined to participate. One trust did not complete as not a cancer centre
Hearing aid technology	18	875	875	One service provided by primary care trusts; one trust declined to participate as pilot site for digital aids
Inguinal hernia	19	950	938	One trust did not return—no reason given
Drugs for Alzheimer's disease (mental health trusts)	17	703	583	One participating trust did not return—no reason given
Drugs for Alzheimer's disease (primary care trusts)	18	215	180	Three trusts did not return forms—no reason given
Orlistat in primary care	18	689	689	Three trusts did not return—no reason given