Free CQC audit template · Quarterly
Test results and referrals tracking
A free 4-point audit for GP practices, independent clinics and aesthetics providers and online and digital healthcare providers. It evidences the CQC quality statement “Safe systems, pathways and transitions” under the Safe key question (Reg 12), as processes. Built from CQC. Answer each check below and download a PDF report, or print a blank form.
Checks
- Results filed and acted on within the practice timescale
- Abnormal results followed up and patients told
- Urgent suspected cancer referrals tracked
- Clinical correspondence reviewed by a clinician
Official sources
- CQC: GP mythbusters
This checklist summarises the official guidance. Check the sources for the full requirements.
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Templates summarise official guidance as of October 2026. They do not replace it: always check the linked source for the full requirements. Audit Angel CQC is not affiliated with the Care Quality Commission.
Know your gaps before the inspector does.
Set-up takes ten minutes. Start with example evidence for your type of service, run your first audit, then replace the examples with your own.