title: Significant event auditing.
abstract: Significant event auditing has been described for 5 years and it is slowly gaining credibility as an effective method of quality assurance in British general practice. This paper describes what it is, what its background is, how it is done and whether it is effective. While it needs a positive team culture - and therefore may not suit every practice - where it is used it appears to be a useful adjunct to a clinical audit programme.
authors.affiliation: Division of General Practice, Queens Medical Centre, Nottingham, England, UK.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Pringle
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000368:Aged; D004739:England; D005194:Family Practice / Q000592:standards; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008485:Medical Audit / Q000379:methods*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000534:rehabilitation; D011247:Pregnancy; D011253:Pregnancy in Adolescence; D013647:Task Performance and Analysis; D016896:Treatment Outcome