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 |