VTE Assessment within 24 Hours Audit

DEMO DATA

Audit whether eligible adult inpatients have documented VTE and bleeding risk assessment within 24 hours of admission.

OverviewHow to useProject setupTeamInclusion / exclusionData collectionDashboardSubmissionsFindingsImprovementRe-auditResourcesExport centreSettings
Admissions reviewed
60
Sample data
VTE assessed within 24h
73.3%
Target ≥ 95%
Prophylaxis decision documented
91.7%
Prescribed or contraindication recorded
Reassessment documented
51.7%
Consultant review / clinical change
Aim
To assess whether eligible adult patients have VTE and bleeding risk assessment documented within 24 hours of admission, and whether prophylaxis decisions, contraindications, reassessment and patient information are documented clearly in line with local policy and NICE guidance.
Standards
NICE NG89 · NICE QS201 — VTE and bleeding risk assessment documented within 24 hours of admission (target ≥ 95%)
Sample
Target sample 100 consecutive adult admissions (≥ 16y) across participating wards. Pseudonymised only — no direct patient identifiers.

Tool workflow

    Step 1
    Project setup
    Confirm scope, wards, leads, local policy references and audit cycle.
    Step 2
    Team
    Add supervisors, contributors, pharmacy and governance leads.
    Step 3
    Inclusion / exclusion
    Review who is in scope and the 21 audit criteria.
    Step 4
    Collect data
    Structured form for each eligible admission.
    Step 5
    Dashboard
    Compliance, ward comparison, trends and safety concerns.
    Step 6
    Findings
    Interpret results, good practice and gaps.
    Step 7
    Improvement
    Plan actions, PDSA cycles and re-audit.
    Step 8
    Resources
    NICE NG89, QS201 and local policy references.
    Step 9
    Export centre
    Editable Word, PowerPoint, poster, Excel and ARCP outputs.
Add a case
Open the structured data collection form.
Plan improvement
PDSA cycles, actions and re-audit plan.
Generate outputs
Word, PowerPoint, A0 poster, Excel and ARCP evidence.
Clinical safety note
This tool supports local audit, quality improvement and governance review. It does not replace clinical judgement, local VTE policy, anticoagulation guidance, renal dosing guidance, bleeding risk assessment, prescribing policy, pharmacist advice, specialist advice or urgent escalation pathways. Do not enter patient names, NHS numbers, hospital numbers, full dates of birth, addresses or other direct identifiers.