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PMID: 9409499 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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OBJECTIVES: To assess the extent of junior doctor involvement in clinical audit, the degree of support from audit staff, and the perceived value of the resulting audits. DESIGN: Postal survey of National Health Service (NHS) junior doctors. SUBJECTS AND SETTINGS: 704 junior doctors in central Leeds hospitals, June 1996. RESULTS: Questionnaires were returned by 232 respondents (33%), 211 (31%) were completed; 157 respondents (74%) had personally performed audit. Mean (+/- SD) duration since last audit project was 14.9 (14.1) (range 0-84) months. Of the respondents who had personally performed audit, 88 (56%) did not use the hospital audit department, 60 (38%) received no guidance and only 19 (12%) were involved in re-auditing the same project. Mean (+/- SD) time spent per audit project was 27.8 (37.7), (range 2-212) hours. Seventy-five junior doctors (48%) were aware of subsequent change in clinical practice, 41 (26%) perceived a negative personal benefit from audit, 33 (21%) perceived a negative departmental benefit, and 42 (27%) felt that audit was a waste of time. CONCLUSIONS: A large proportion of junior doctors are involved in audit projects that do not conform to established good practice and which have a low impact on clinical behaviour. Although junior doctors feel that there is inadequate assistance and poor supervision whilst performing audit, they still support the principle of audit. There is a need to improve the quality and supervision of audit projects performed by junior doctors. |
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J P Greenwood; S J Lindsay; P D Batin; M B Robinson |
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Type: Journal Article |
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Title: Journal of the Royal College of Physicians of London Volume: 31 ISSN: 0035-8819 ISO Abbreviation: J R Coll Physicians Lond Publication Date: 1997 Nov-Dec |
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Created Date: 1998-01-29 Completed Date: 1998-01-29 Revised Date: 2004-11-17 |
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Nlm Unique ID: 7503108 Medline TA: J R Coll Physicians Lond Country: ENGLAND |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 648-51 Citation Subset: IM |
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St James's University Hospital, Leeds. |
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Attitude of Health Personnel* Great Britain Humans Medical Audit* / methods, organization & administration Medical Staff, Hospital* Questionnaires State Medicine |
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