Clinical Governance: An International Journal: Volume 11 Issue 2
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Differentiating between research, audit and quality improvement: governance implications
Sarah L. Hill, Neil SmallIn the context of changes in the priority given to ensuring that health care is evidence‐based, and that service quality should be maximised, there is a new emphasis on quality…
High rate of inappropriate referrals to specialised day case unit for immunisation
K. Thattakkat, S. Jayakumar, N. ShariefSeeks to assess whether referrals for immunisation as day cases are appropriate and to identify any adverse events following hospital‐based immunisation.
Pregnancy‐related care and outcomes for women with Type 1 diabetes in Scotland: A five‐year population‐based audit cycle
Dawn Kernaghan, Gillian C. Penney, Donald W.M. PearsonTo assess pregnancy‐related care and outcomes for women with pre‐gestational, Type 1 diabetes.
Cancellation of urology operations
Jyoti Shah, Aamir Ansari, Joya BhattacharyyaTo establish the reasons for surgical cancellations in a urology department and to provide suggestions for their reduction.
Paediatric surgery fluid management audit (January‐June 2004), John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford
T. Hall, K.K. LakhooTo ensure that paediatric surgery patients receive appropriate intravenous fluids post‐operatively.
Structured clinical audits: Queen Victoria Hospital, East Grinstead, UK: A response to Collins et al. (2005), “Improving the reporting of clinical audits in the NHS”, Clinical Governance: An International Journal, Vol. 10 No. 3, pp. 190‐5
Manisha Shah, Gez GouldTo audit all the clinical audits conducted by the anaesthetic department at the Queen Victoria Hospital, East Grinstead, from August 2004 to July 2005 against recommendations…
New frontiers and approaches to clinical governance
Sam ShepsSeeks to explore conceptual approaches and training paradigms that are necessary to counter new challenges in the face of new concepts and tools to assess and mitigate threats to…
Resuscitation: turning guidelines into practice
Jane Cowan, Jonathan HaslamThe purpose of this article is to assess important recent guidelines on resuscitation, published in December 2005.