This book demonstrates how to improve quality of care using simple steps.

Andrew Weeks is an award-winning journalist who has reported for a number of media outlets--newspaper, magazine and radio--in several states. He has worked as a beat reporter, section editor, assistant city editor, assistant editor, managing editor and editor.

Introduction; Lesson 1. An introduction to clinical audit; Lesson 2. Problem identification; Lesson 3. Setting standards and establishing criteria; Lesson 4. Measuring current practice; Lesson 5. Analysing the data and comparing practice with agreed criteria; Lesson 6. Implement change and re-audit; Conclusion - let's do audit! References; Appendix. Worked examples of audits; Glossary of terms; Index.