Audit register
(Logiqc auditor)
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The Audit register is where you schedule, manage, and track audits across your organisation.
In a healthcare setting, auditing serves as a critical mechanism for ensuring that clinical care and operational processes meet established safety and quality standards. Audits should be designed to drive continuous improvement, monitor safety and compliance, and safeguard patient wellbeing.
Overview video: Watch the short video below for a guided overview of the audit register and available features.
Use the Audit register to schedule, manage, and track audits across your organisation.
The register supports once-off and recurring audits, allows audit instructions and supporting documents to be attached, and helps monitor audit progress from scheduling through to closure.
Once scheduled, each audit moves through two workflow stages:
- Action stage: the Action officer conducts the audit, records any non-conformances or improvement opportunities, and submits the task.
- Review and Close stage: the Approval officer reviews the findings and closes the audit, or delegates further action if required.
For more detail on how audits move through these stages, see Logiqc Auditor workflow.
Q: Where do I find audits that are currently being worked on?
A: Open the In progress tab. It shows audits that have been assigned and are currently active.
Q: Where do I find a completed audit from last year?
A: Open the All tab. It shows all audits including closed and skipped ones from previous periods.
Q: Why can I see a future audit that hasn't started yet?
A: When a recurring audit is closed, Logiqc automatically creates the next occurrence. It appears in the Audit schedule tab until it is due to start, at which point it moves into In progress and a task is assigned.
Q: Where do I find follow-up tasks from an audit?
A: Open the Audit actions tab. It shows all follow-up actions created to address audit findings.
Q: Where can I see all items audited online?
A: Open the Audit items tab. It shows all items audited online.
Q: Can I customise which columns appear in the register?
A: Yes. Use the Edit columns button to choose which columns to display. Note that some columns are only available in certain tabs.
Understand the register tabs
The Audit register is organised into five tabs. Each tab shows a different view of your audit program.
In progress
Shows audits that are currently open and assigned to a user.
All
Shows all audits, open, closed, and skipped.
Audit actions
Shows follow-up actions created to address audit findings.
Audit items
Shows all items audited online.
Draft
Shows audits saved but not yet scheduled.
Edit available columns
Use the Edit columns button to choose which columns to display in your view. Some columns are only available in certain tabs.
| Column | Description |
|---|---|
| Action officer | The person conducting the audit. |
| Action history | A chronological record of all instructions and actions recorded at each workflow stage. |
| Approver | The person who will approve and close the audit. |
| Assigned to | Who the audit task is currently assigned to. |
| Audit | The name of the audit. |
| Audit type | Performance or Compliance. |
| Audit source | Internal or External. |
| Business area | The secondary business area linked to the audit. For example: Clinical Governance under Governance. |
| Closed by | The person who approved and closed the audit. Available in the Closed and Audit schedule tabs. |
| Date added | The date a draft audit was created. Available in the Draft tab. |
| Date modified | The date a draft audit was last updated. Available in the Draft tab. |
| Date closed | The date the audit was approved and closed. Available in the Closed and Audit schedule tabs. |
| Due date | The audit approval due date. |
| Frequency | How often the audit recurs, for example every six months. |
| ID# | The Logiqc ID number for the audit task. |
| Instructions | The audit instructions the Action officer must follow. |
| Meeting | The Logiqc meeting the audit relates to. |
| Primary business area | The primary business area linked to the audit. For example: Governance. |
| Related items | Other register items linked to the audit, such as an improvement. |
| Series | The current series of the audit, for example October 2023. |
| Stage | The current workflow stage of the audit. |
| Start date | The scheduled start date when the action task is assigned. |
| Status | Upcoming, Due this week, or Overdue. |
| Viewing permission / teams | Which teams can see the audit. |
| Viewing permission / users | Which additional users outside the assigned teams can see the audit. |