British Journal of Clinical Governance: Volume 5 Issue 4
Table of contents
Is Clinical Pathology Accreditation worth it? A survey of CPA‐accredited laboratories
Lindsey A. Gough, Tim M. ReynoldsFollowing two pilot studies, Clinical Pathology Accreditation (CPA) accreditation was introduced to UK pathology laboratories in 1992. Since then, significant numbers of…
Comparison of clinical indicators for performance measurement of health care quality: a cautionary note
Peter A. Gross, Barbara I. Braun, Stephen B. Kritchevsky, Bryan P. SimmonsThe use of clinical performance data is increasing rapidly. Yet, substantial variation exists across indicators designed to measure the same clinical event. We compared indicators…
An audit of psychiatric case notes in relation to antipsychotic medication and information giving
N. Bowler, Susanna Moss, Mark Winston, M. ColemanThis paper reports upon a Welsh Office funded “clinical effectiveness” project. The project aimed to produce evidence‐based practice guidelines for depot neuroleptic medication…
Introducing ropivacaine into a department’s epidural analgesic practice. Improving acute pain service practice
T.J. Towell, S. Maric, M. Jones, R. Wyatt, D.J.R. DuthieThe results of introducing a new licensed local anaesthetic drug, ropivacaine, into routine practice were evaluated by measuring the efficacy and adverse effects of patient…
Reviewing a service – discovering the unwritten rules
R. Cullen, S. Nicholls, A. HalliganIn our previous article we looked at the history of quality development and discussed how the implementation of clinical governance provides the opportunity to begin the cultural…
Clinical risk – minimising harm in practical procedures and use of equipment
Jane CowanThe article discusses some of the clinical negligence problems and risk management issues arising from training of health professionals (predominantly junior hospital doctors) in…