Written vs typed operation notes: A closed loop audit at a major UK vascular centre

Improving the Standard of Orthopaedic Operation Documentation Using Typed Proforma Operation Notes: A Completed Audit Loop

INTRODUCTION The Royal College of Surgeons (RCS) published Good Surgical Practice guidelines in 2008 and revised them in 2014. They outline the basic standard that all surgical operation notes should meet. OBJECTIVES To retrospectively audit 57 typed orthopaedic operation notes from St. James's Hospital in Dublin (from August to November 2015) against the RCS Good Surgical Practice guidelines...

Closed-Loop Operation of A tuator Arrays

Assessing the quality of operation notes: a review of 1092 operation notes in 9 UK hospitals

Background: The General Medical Council states that effective note keeping is essential and records should be clear, accurate and legible. However previous studies of operation notes have shown they can be variable in quality and affect patient safety. This study compares the quality of operation notes against the National Standards set by the Royal College of Surgeons of England and the Britis...

Assessing the quality of operation notes: a review of 1092 operation notes in 9 UK hospitals

BACKGROUND The General Medical Council states that effective note keeping is essential and records should be clear, accurate and legible. However previous studies of operation notes have shown they can be variable in quality and affect patient safety. This study compares the quality of operation notes against the National Standards set by the Royal College of Surgeons of England and the British...

Rationalised prescribing for community acquired pneumonia: a closed loop audit.

AIMS To audit the management of community acquired pneumonia before and after the introduction of a protocol. To determine the aetiology of pneumonia using routine investigations and polymerase chain reaction (PCR). METHODS Retrospective and prospective audit following the introduction of a management protocol. Prospective cases were investigated routinely and with PCR on blood and nasopharyn...