Clinical audit: can we improve further?
Clinical audit is an important tool for comparing one's practice against existing standards. The authors have analysed the Junior Doctor's understanding of audit by performing a survey and questionnaire from 146 trainees, SpRs and SHOs from nine hospitals. The study showed that 107 (72.8%) performed audit and among those who performed audit, 52 (48.6%) experienced difficulty in obtaining data. This study highlights the importance of support needed to encourage the junior doctors to participate in audit programmes.
Babu
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Cheltenham General Hospital. selvibabu@hotmail.com
Khan
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Khashaba
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Kishore
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Ramachandiran
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Patil
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Kulandaivel
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D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D008485:Medical Audit; D008505:Medical Staff, Hospital / Q000592:standards*; D006113:United Kingdom