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Audit-specific guidance and standards, plus Lazomis QI resources for this audit.

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Audit-specific guidance and standards
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Resuscitation Council UK — ReSPECT process
national guidance
Resuscitation Council UK — National ReSPECT process for recommendations about emergency care and treatment.
Resuscitation Council UK — Guidance on DNACPR and CPR decisions
national guidance
Resuscitation Council UK — Professional guidance on cardiopulmonary resuscitation decisions.
BMA / RCN / RC UK — Decisions relating to cardiopulmonary resuscitation
professional standard
BMA / RCN / Resuscitation Council UK — Joint statement where still referenced by local policy.
GMC — Treatment and care towards the end of life: good practice in decision making
professional standard
General Medical Council — GMC professional guidance covering DNACPR, capacity and communication.
NICE NG142 — End of life care for adults: service delivery
national guidance
NICE — Service delivery for adults approaching the end of life.
NICE NG31 — Care of dying adults in the last days of life
national guidance
NICE — Where clinically relevant to end-of-life documentation and communication.
Local DNACPR policy
local policy
Your organisation — Add your organisation's DNACPR policy reference and link.
Local ReSPECT policy (if used)
local policy
Your organisation — Add your organisation's ReSPECT policy reference and link where used.
Local treatment escalation plan policy
local policy
Your organisation — Add your organisation's local TEP policy reference and link.
Local Mental Capacity Act policy
local policy
Your organisation — Local MCA / best interests policy reference.
Recommended Lazomis QI Resources
Published Lazomis QI articles relevant to this audit.
Escalation Failures: Understanding and Preventing Harm in Clinical Practice
Patient Safety
Guide

Unclear or unavailable escalation decisions can lead to unwanted treatment escalation, delayed decisions or inappropriate CPR attempts.

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Reducing Handover Failures for Safer Patient Care
Patient Safety
Guide

Supports the communication and continuity aspects of DNACPR, ReSPECT and escalation decisions across teams and services.

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How Clinical Audit Enhances Clinical Governance
Clinical Governance
How-to article

Helps frame this governance-sensitive audit around decision-making, capacity, communication and policy compliance.

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How to Write a Clinical Audit Report: A Practical Guide for UK NHS Teams
Clinical Audit
Guide

Turn findings into a structured report for governance meetings, resuscitation committees or portfolio evidence.

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Tool categories
Website tags — for tool-library navigation.
Primary
Acute Medicine
General Medicine
Palliative Care
Clinical Governance
Patient Safety
Secondary
End-of-Life Care
DNACPR / ReSPECT / Treatment Escalation Planning
Advance Care Planning
Frailty
Oncology
Ward-Based Care
Emergency Medicine / Urgent Care
Communication
Documentation and Records
Quality Improvement