Audit standards and associated specific outcomes within the organisational variables
Relevant audit standard | Specific outcomes |
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| Number of UK hospitals with 24/7 access to flexible sigmoidoscopy and colonoscopy Proportion of UK hospitals with no provision for out of hours endoscopic therapy for LGIB Availability of a consultant-led service and the competence of on-call endoscopists at providing therapy at lower GI endoscopy Availability of out of hours endoscopy nurses Proportion of UK hospitals with on-site IR or access via an agreed referral pathway and proportion with no arrangements in place Number of UK hospitals that admit LGIB with no in or out of hours provision for major abdominal surgery Availability of level 2 and 3 care |
| Availability of defined endoscopy slots for LGIB |
| Mean number of interventional radiologists on an out of hours rota and the number of hospitals covered Mean number of trained interventional radiology nurses available out of hours |
| Identification of the specialty teams that admit patients with LGIB Availability of specialist care for elderly patients |
| Location and dissemination of guidelines on the management of major haemorrhage |
| Availability of on-call transfusion laboratory staff |
| Location and dissemination of guidelines on the management of GI bleeding |
*Readily available is defined as provided on the hospital intranet and displayed on the wall in admission units.
LGIB, lower gastrointestinal bleeding.