Beaumont Hospital Clinical Governance Department

Persons conducting Clinical Audits in Beaumont Hospital are requested to complete a Clinical Audit Registration Form and to forward this to the Clinical Governance Department.

The Contact Details of the Beaumont Hospital Clinical Governance Department are as follows: -

Clinical Governance / Audit Manager
Room 27, St. Raphael's Portacabins
Lower Ground Floor
Beaumont Hospital
Dublin 9

Tel: 00 353 1 797 4772

Email: clinicalaudit@beaumont.ie

Ascertaining if your project is indeed a research study as opposed to a clinical audit or service evaluation can be difficult. The following documents and websites may be of assistance:

Beaumont Hospital Clinical Governance Department Guidelines

Healthcare Quality Improvement Partnership (HQIP) (general)

Nottingham University Hospitals (general)

A Guide for Clinical Audit, Research & Service Review [excellent document]

Ethics and Clinical Audit and Quality Improvement

Nottingham University Hospitals Clinical Audit and Service Evaluation Procedure (See Appendix on pages 16 and 17 which focuses on 'information governance,' albeit in the United Kingdom)

Health Services Executive National Consent Policy (See page 91 wich focuses on 'consent' for audit)



A common question raised by healthcare professionals is if they can publish clinical audit. The following guidance for Journal Editors might help to answer this question.

COPE - Committee on Publication Ethics