The objective of this audit is to improve the timeliness of GP practices receiving discharge summaries for inpatients being discharged from Southampton University Hospitals NHS Trust. Each GP Practice is being invited to submit up to 10 cases.   SAMPLE:  The first 10 consecutive discharged summaries received starting 14th July 2008.   Starting 14th July 2008, please complete the information in this audit tool, and submit ONCE for each discharge summary you receive up to a maximum of 10.   The deadline for submission of this data is 31st July 2008.   Q1 PCT   Hampshire PCT City PCT Q2 Please tick the number of days between the patient's date of discharge and your practice receiving the patient discharge summary:   0 (same day)   5   10 - 14 1 (next day)   6   15-20 2   7   21-25 3   8   >25 4   9   Q3 How was the summary completed (handwritten or typed/printed)   Handwritten   Typed/printed Q4 Was the discharge summary clearly legible?   Yes   No Q5 Care Group:   Surgery   Medicine   Child Health T&O   Elderly Care   Cardiac Ophthalmology   Emergency Department   Neurosciences Cancer   Obstetrics & Gynae   Critical Care Q6 Ward Name:   AMU   C7   E4   F2   G6 Bassett   C Neuro   D8   F3   G7 CHDU   D Neuro   E5   F4   G8 CCU   D4   E6   F5   G9 CSSU   D5   E7   F6   IDU C4   D6   E8   F7   Stanley Graveson C5   D7   Eye Unit   F8   C6   E3   F1   G5   Q7 Does does the Discharge Summary contain the iSign image denoting as electronically signed by SUHT doctor (eDischarge Summary)?     Yes   No
Q8 Was the patient on anti-coagulation?   Yes No
Please complete this section if you answered yes to the last question, that this patient was on anti-coagulation when discharged from hospital Q9 If the patient was on anti-coagulation, was the appropriate anti-coagulation documented on the discharge summary?   Yes   No Q10 Was the date of the next blood test documented on the discharge summary?   Yes   No Q11 Has your GP Practice received a faxed copy of the anti-coagulation chart?   Yes   No Q12 Could the faxed copy of the anti-coagulation chart be clearly read?   Yes   No Thank you for participating in this audit.   If you have any questions please contact the Clinical Effectiveness Team at Southampton Univeristy Hospitals NHS Trust 023 8079 4820 Q13 Any comments from GP Practice: Q14 Optional additional information:-       PRACTICE/SURGERY NAME: