Simon P. Frostick Philip J. Radford W. Angus Wallace
The application of audit to resource allocation and clinical practice has emerged as a fundamental principle in Western medical systems over recent years. Used effectively, audit can have wide-ranging benefits for both the patient and the practitioner, in terms of resource management and quality of care. This book reviews the concepts behind audit and the approaches that individual specialties take. First, the book describes the philosophy of audit and the requirements of various agencies such as the Department of Health and the Royal College of Surgeons for audit. Second, the book outlines...
The application of audit to resource allocation and clinical practice has emerged as a fundamental principle in Western medical systems over recent ye...
