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Audit in psychiatry

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

Gillian Garden,
Femi Oyebode and
Stuart Cumella
Stuart Cumella
Affiliation:
John Conolly Hospital, Birmingham B45 9BD
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Medical audit has been defined as the systematic, critical analysis of the quality of medical care, including the procedures used for diagnosis and treatment, the use of resources and the resulting outcome and quality of life for the patient (DOH, 1989). The White Paper Working for Patients states that the Government proposes that every consultant should participate in a form of medical audit agreed between management and the profession locally. It also states that management should be able to initiate an independent professional audit.

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Psychiatric Bulletin , Volume 13 , Issue 6 , June 1989, pp. 278 - 281
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