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Review
. 2015 Apr;100(2):83-8.
doi: 10.1136/archdischild-2013-305194. Epub 2014 Aug 13.

Clinical audit: still an important tool for improving healthcare

James Y Paton  1 , Rita Ranmal  2 , Jan Dudley  3 ; RCPCH Clinical Standards Committee
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Clinical audit: still an important tool for improving healthcare

James Y Paton et al. Arch Dis Child Educ Pract Ed. 2015 Apr.

Abstract

The use of data to challenge and improve healthcare has a long and distinguished history but has often failed to bring about expected improvements. It has never become fully embedded in clinical practice, probably because data alone are insufficient to drive change. There is now a greater appreciation that changing and improving healthcare requires changing behaviours. Clinical audit remains one of the important tools that can be used to facilitate such change.

Keywords: Audit; Health Service.

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