Clinical audit in palliative care
By: edited by Irene Higginson ; with a foreword by Geoffrey W. Hanks.
Contributors: Higginson, Irene.
Publisher: Radcliffe Medical
Published: 1993
Place of publication: Oxford
Language: eng
Number of pages: 224
Subjects: Palliative treatment -- Evaluation.; Terminal care -- Evaluation.
Description: Clinical audit is now an integral part of the practice of doctors, nurses, social workers and others who work in hospitals or the community. However, in palliative care, where quality is paramount, audit has been hampered by the lack of sensitive methods and measures. This study brings together methods and experiences in practising audit from the United Kingdom, Ireland and Canada to show how audit in this crucial area of care can be provided.