Abstract

BackgroundKing et al. (2022) developed an audit tool, listing standards against which individuals and services can benchmark their neuropsychological assessment practice. Our adult neuropsychology outpatient service in Stoke-on-Trent, utilised the tool to assess our current practice, and to assess the impact of completing the audit over two time-points, 18 months apart.MethodAll service users assessed by us within a sample month were included in the retrospective clinical audits: N=22 at time-point 1 (July 2020) and N=17 at time-point 2 (February 2022). The yes/no tick list was completed for each core and supplementary standard, for each assessment. Percentage compliance was calculated for each standard, to benchmark practice and appraise changes over time.ResultsAll service users gave verbal consent for their data to be used for research purposes. The service largely scored 100% compliance on most standards at both time-points, with improvements observed in seven standards between the two audits, and some areas of reduced standard compliance over time, prompting further discussion about different report styles for different contexts.Conclusion and RecommendationsOur service has discussed the audit results and are planning to improve our practice in terms of report length, waiting times for feedback sessions, use of performance validity tests and provision of service leaflets.

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