The use of a pro forma to improve quality in clerking vascular surgery patients.

ABSTRACT: At our institution, a large tertiary referral centre for vascular surgery, patients are often admitted directly to the ward and clerked by foundation year one (FY1) doctors. We found that these clerkings frequently fell short of national record keeping standards, potentially leading to an increased risk for patients during their hospital stay. In addition, we found that junior doctors did not feel confident in clerking vascular surgery patients. A literature review found that high quality clerkings were strongly linked to improved patient safety, and that the use of a pro forma was one method to improve compliance with documentation guidelines. We devised a clerking pro forma based on national guidelines and introduced it to the department. We found that the use of a pro forma significantl

SUBMITTER: Kentley J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4943036 | biostudies-literature | 2016

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature