Citation
(2002), "Principles for Best Practice in Clinical Audit", International Journal of Health Care Quality Assurance, Vol. 15 No. 7. https://doi.org/10.1108/ijhcqa.2002.06215gae.004
Publisher
:Emerald Group Publishing Limited
Copyright © 2002, MCB UP Limited
Principles for Best Practice in Clinical Audit
Principles for Best Practice in Clinical Audit
National Institute for Clinical Excellence (NICE)2002Radcliffe Medical PressISBN 1 85775 976 1
The NHS needs to change its approach to clinical audit, and this book sets out the principles that should guide those changes. All NHS organisations are required to have a comprehensive programme of quality improvement activity that includes clinicians participating fully in audit. As a quality improvement tool, audit can demonstrate that real efforts are being made by a dedicated, hard-pressed staff to deliver high-quality professional care to all their patients. Clinical governance presents a new challenge – to take audit 'at its best' and incorporate it within organisation-wide approaches to quality. This book will help NHS organisations create the environment and use the methods to support best practice in clinical audit throughout the NHS.
It also includes a CD-ROM containing the full text with hyperlinks and a review of the evidence.