It is a requirement of the NMC (2004) Midwives rules and standards that the Local Supervising Authority (LSA) will arrange for the Local Supervising Authority Midwifery Officer (LSAMO) to complete an annual audit of the practice and supervision of midwives within its area to ensure the requirements of the NMC are met.
The Yorkshire and Humber LSA Supervisors of Midwives Audit Group has produced a new audit tool and process for the 2010/11 audit cycle with the support and advice of supervisors of midwives, midwifery educationalists, heads of midwifery services, maternity service liaison committees and service user representatives. All the necessary information and audit tools are accessible via this page.
If you would like more information about the LSA audit process, or if you have used maternity services recently and are interested in being involved in the LSA audits, please read the LSA service user auditor guide below:
Y and H LSA service user guide - Final May 2010 (169KB)
If you would like more information please contact Carol Paeglis 0113 2952094.
Formal audit documentation
Formal Audit tool 2011-2012 (252KB)
Programme
Programme - Formal multi-site visit 2011-2012 (36.5KB)
Programme - Formal single site audit visit 2011-2012 (36KB)
Questionnaires
Supervisors of midwives questionnaire 2011-2012 (111KB)
Midwives questionnaire 2011-2012 (97KB)
Non-midwife questionnaire 2011-2012 (54KB)
Student midwives audit questionnaire 2011-2012 (73.5KB)
Service user telephone audit questionnaire 2011-2012 (71.5KB)
Partners telephone audit Questionnaire 2011-2012 (60.5KB)
Informal audit documentation
Informal Audit tool 2011-2012 (403.5KB)
Prompt Sheets
Supervisor + Student Supervisor auditor Prompt Sheets (32KB)
Service user auditor prompt sheet 11 12 (58KB)
