title: UK National Audit of Sexual History-taking: case-notes audit.
abstract: A national audit of sexual history-taking was conducted in genitourinary medicine clinics in the UK in 2008. Data were aggregated by region and clinic, allowing practice to be compared between regions, as well as to national averages and against national Guidelines. In this paper the case-notes of 4121 patients were audited. A high proportion of the case-notes were deemed to be completely legible. In other respects there is considerable inter-regional variation in the adherence to national Guidelines. Interventions are especially required to improve documentation of practice in discussing condom use, HIV risk assessment, offer of a chaperone and assessment for hepatitis B vaccination and hepatitis C testing, and issues concerning sexual contacts.
authors.affiliation: The Royal Society of Medicine, 1 Wimpole Street, London W1G 0AE, UK. christopher.carne@addenbrookes.nhs.uk
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Carne
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: McClean
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bhaduri
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Gokhale
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Sethi
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Daniels
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D019983:Guideline Adherence; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008485:Medical Audit; D008875:Middle Aged; D010349:Patient Compliance; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D012725:Sexual Behavior; D012749:Sexually Transmitted Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006113:United Kingdom