Journal of Clinical Effectiveness: Volume 2 Issue 1
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Accuracy of medication records for patients with learning difficulties: an interface audit between the Phoenix NHS Trust and Avon Primary Care Audit Group
Jenny Burrow, James W. RimmerDiscrepancies over medication records for patients with learning difficulties living in community homes were highlighted by the Phoenix NHS Trust Clinical Audit Committee. Their…
Focusing on risk: a simple audit study can have a major impact on clinical practice
Jill Gladstone, Sue SutherlandRecent developments in medical treatments have resulted in the increased use of infusion devices for the administration of highly potent drugs. Drug administration is one of the…
Evidence‐based practice in midwifery: a virtual revolution?
Lesley A. PageImportant shifts in policy and practice, the shift to woman‐centred services, the recognition that midwives should be lead clinician in a number of cases, and the idea of…
Audit of patient satisfaction with self‐removable soft cast for greenstick fractures of the distal radius
Chima E. Mbubaegbu, Nurul I. Munshi, Lynne CurrieAn audit of the effectiveness of the use of a self‐removable soft cast in the management of greenstick fractures in children was undertaken at Queen Elizabeth II Hospital, Welwyn…
Clinical effectiveness: making it happen
Danielle B. Freedman, Yvette E. ButteryThis paper describes one trust's approach to the clinical effectiveness initiative. Staff at the Luton and Dunstable Hospital NHS Trust have risen to the challenge of enhancing…