New Principles of Best Practice in Clinical Audit

This book enumerates the purpose of clinical audit, the continuing value of clinical audit in a changing world of healthcare, and key issues and the key principles of audit practice. It sets out the core practical methodology of clinical audit, making clear how to conduct an audit project.

Robin Burgess is chief executive of the Healthcare Quality Improvement Partnership (HQIP), the organization responsible for supporting clinical audit in Great Britain.

1. Introduction: Foundations, tradition and new directions - the future of clinical audit in a new decade 2. Stage 1: Preparation, planning and organisation of clinical audit 3. Stage 2: Measuring performance 4. Stage 3: Implementing change 5. Stage 4: Sustaining improvement