Hypertension Monitoring Audit

Free projects are complete and ready to use. Paid projects can also be adapted to your local requirements. This project uses a fixed Lazomis clinical configuration of 15 audit criteria across cohort and review context, blood pressure monitoring, target setting and interpretation, medicines review, lifestyle and cardiovascular risk, action and follow-up, and safety and escalation. Data collection, dashboards, findings, improvement planning, re-audit and every output are included at no cost.

• GPs, practice nurses, clinical pharmacists, ACPs and physician associates
• Community nurses and long-term condition leads
• QI, clinical governance and service management teams
• Trainees needing ARCP-ready evidence

• Measure whether recent blood pressure monitoring and measurement method are documented
• Review whether an individualised blood pressure target is documented and compared with the recorded reading
• Review medication, adherence, tolerability and relevant monitoring requirements
• Review lifestyle and cardiovascular risk-factor support, action planning and follow-up
• Generate governance-ready and ARCP-ready evidence

• Anonymised case number, review date, audit cycle and location
• Age band, care setting, frailty, diabetes, CKD and cardiovascular context
• Blood pressure measurement method, recency, target basis and status at review
• 15 fixed audit criteria (Yes / No / Not applicable)
• Free-text learning points

• Live dashboard
• Audit report (Word)
• Executive summary (Word)
• Excel workbook
• PowerPoint presentation
• Conference poster
• ARCP evidence summary

• Designed to use anonymised or pseudonymised audit identifiers.
• This tool supports, but does not replace, clinical judgement.
• Local policy, formulary and specialist advice should be followed.
• Organisations remain responsible for local governance arrangements.
• This tool supports clinical audit and quality improvement. It does not replace clinical judgement, local policy, specialist advice or urgent escalation pathways.
• Urgent or emergency presentations, including severely raised blood pressure or suspected acute target organ damage, should be managed according to local escalation pathways.
• Blood pressure targets are individualised. No single universal target is applied, and QOF indicators are not presented as the full clinical standard.
• Use anonymous case identifiers only — never patient-identifiable information.

Supporting guidance from the Lazomis QI Resource Library. Authoritative clinical standards referenced by this project remain separate.

• Clinical GovernanceIntegrating Quality Improvement into Clinical Governance FrameworksThis article explores the vital relationship between Quality Improvement (QI) and Clinical Governance within the NHS, demonstrating how they are two sides of the same coin when aiming for continuous, systematic improvement in patient care.
• Quality ImprovementHow Many PDSA Cycles Does a Quality Improvement Project Need?This guide explains the iterative nature of PDSA cycles and offers practical advice for determining the appropriate number of cycles needed for effective quality improvement in NHS settings.
• Quality ImprovementPlanning Effective PDSA Cycles for Quality ImprovementThis guide provides a practical, step-by-step approach to planning effective Plan-Do-Study-Act (PDSA) cycles for quality improvement initiatives within the NHS, focusing on robust design and learning. It covers essential considerations from defining your aim to anticipating challenges, helping teams systematically test changes.
• Quality ImprovementPDSA Cycles: A Practical Guide to Testing Change in HealthcareThis guide provides a practical overview of Plan-Do-Study-Act (PDSA) cycles, a fundamental tool for testing changes in healthcare quality improvement. It details how to apply PDSA effectively, common challenges, and integration with broader QI efforts.