Methodology

Quality Assurance Methodology

Introduction Clinical audit is the process of critically and systematically assessing our own professional activities with a commitment to improving personal performance and ultimately, the quality and/or cost effectiveness of patient care. (Fraser, 1982) Clinical audit is a key element of clinical governance. Clinical audit aims to lead to an improvement in the quality of service providing: improved patient care enhanced professionalism efficient use of resources accountability to those outside the profession aid to continuing education

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