Clinical audit is well recognised as a fundamental requirement to maintain high standards of clinical excellence within healthcare. It is therefore important that doctors have a clear understanding of what exactly clinical audit is, how to conduct effective clinical audit and how the results contribute to clinical excellence.
‘Clinical Audit for Doctors’ has been written by doctors for medical students and doctors of all grades. It provides step-by-step guidance through the entire clinical audit process, from initial conception to the completion of the clinical audit loop. Through following the advice and guidance laid out in this clear and concise guide readers will:
· Learn how involvement in clinical audit can advance your career
· Understand the context clinical audit plays in maintaining clinical excellence as part of clinical governance
· Become clear on how to gain involvement in clinical audit
· Learn how to design, conduct, analyse and present your clinical audit
· Includes step-by-step instructions on how to design and perform effective clinical audit
With a foreword by Sir Liam Donaldson, the Chief Medical Officer for England, this engaging and easy-to-use book will provide you with the knowledge and skills required to become involved with and conduct effective clinical excellence, and forms an essential aid for medical practitioners of all levels wishing to implement effective clinical audit.
Chapter 1: History of Clinical Audit
Chapter 2: The way Clinical Audit Should Lead to Clinical Effectiveness
Chapter 3: The Role of Your Hospital in Supporting Clinical Audit
Chapter 4: Triggers of Clinical Audit
Chapter 5: Embarking on Clinical Audit
Chapter 6: Acquisition, Interpretation and Analysis of Data - Designing Your Audit Tool, Piloting
Chapter 7: Finalising The Conclusion and Completing Your Audit Report
Chapter 8: Presentation
Chapter 9: Education
Chapter 10: Re-audit and Re-presentation
Medical students, trainee and junior doctors, consultants, clinicians, nurses and allied healthcare professionals.
