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Definition

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Audit

Care Quality Commission

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CQC Glossary of terms used in the guidance for providers and managers

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A thorough examination or evaluation.
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Digital/TEC definition

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Audit trail

Digital Social Care

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Digital Social Care (digitalsocialcare.org.uk)

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A record that can be interpreted by auditors to establish that an activity has taken place. This might include user login, file access, printing and triggers that indicate whether any actual or attempted security violations occurred.
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Plain English definition

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Audit

Think Local Act Personal

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Think Local Act Personal (TLAP) Jargon Buster

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A check to make sure that care is being provided in the way that it should be. An audit lets the care provider and people who use the service know what is being done well and where there could be improvements.
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Audit

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Single term, multiple meanings - sometimes this means the audit trail, sometimes it means review
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