National guidance and professional standards
Each entry links to the original source material.
Model discharge pathway
Supports review of how delayed specialty advice affects discharge readiness and length of stay.
NHS England
Open source
Hospital discharge and community support guidance
Context for discharge planning where specialty review is outstanding.
GOV.UK / NHS England
Open source
NICE NG27: Transition between inpatient hospital settings and community or care home settings for adults with social care needs
Standards for coordination, continuity and communication around inpatient care transitions.
NICE
Open source
NICE QS136: Transition between inpatient hospital settings and community or care home settings for adults with social care needs
Quality statements used when framing local audit standards for continuity of care.
NICE
Open source
Good medical practice — continuity and coordination of care
Professional duties for referral, handover and continuity of care.
General Medical Council
Open source
Confidentiality: good practice in handling patient information
Information sharing for direct care, including specialty referral and advice.
General Medical Council
Open source
Local policy references
Configured in Project setup and included in generated outputs.
Specialty referral policySpecialty Referral Policy CP-114 (demo reference)
Configured
Inpatient referral SOPInpatient Referral SOP OP-22 (demo reference)
Configured
Urgent referral / escalation pathwayUrgent Referral and Escalation Pathway CP-118 (demo reference)
Configured
Deteriorating patient policyDeteriorating Patient Policy CP-030 (demo reference)
Configured
Critical care outreach referral policyCritical Care Outreach Referral Policy CP-042 (demo reference)
Configured
Mental health liaison referral pathwayMental Health Liaison Referral Pathway CP-076 (demo reference)
Configured
Palliative care referral pathwayPalliative Care Referral Pathway CP-081 (demo reference)
Configured
Discharge and criteria-to-reside policyDischarge and Criteria to Reside Policy CP-090 (demo reference)
Configured
Handover / continuity policyClinical Continuity and Handover Policy CP-055 (demo reference)
Configured
EPR / referral system guidanceEPR Referral Module User Guide v4 (demo reference)
Configured
Incident reporting policyIncident Reporting Policy CG-002 (demo reference)
Configured
Other local source documents
Recommended local documents to reference for this audit.
Local specialty referral policylocal policy
Local inpatient referral SOPlocal SOP
Local urgent referral / escalation pathwayescalation protocol
Local critical care outreach referral policylocal policy
Local deteriorating patient policylocal policy
Local mental health liaison referral policy, if applicablelocal pathway
Local palliative care referral policy, if applicablelocal pathway
Local discharge and criteria-to-reside policylocal policy
Local handover / continuity policylocal policy
Local EPR / referral system guidancetraining resource
Local incident reporting policyinternal governance document
Local information governance policyinternal governance document
Lazomis QI resources
Support material for running and completing this audit.
Lazomis QI Guide: How to Run a Clinical Audit
Guide
Lazomis QI Guide: Choosing Audit Standards and Criteria
Guide
Lazomis QI Guide: Turning Audit Data into an Action Plan
Guide
Lazomis QI Blog: How to Choose a Good Audit Topic
Blog
Lazomis QI Blog: Why Audit Projects Fail After Data Collection
Blog
Tool categories
Website tags used for tool-library navigation.
Primary
Acute Medicine
General Medicine
Patient Flow
Clinical Governance
Patient Safety
Secondary
Specialty Referral
Ward-Based Care
Emergency Medicine / Urgent Care
Assessment Units
Same-Day Emergency Care
Handover and Continuity
Discharge and Follow-up
Documentation and Records
Deteriorating Patient
Service Improvement
Quality Improvement