Opportunities to enhance ward audit: a multi-site qualitative study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Hospitals in many countries are encouraged to develop audits to assess and improve the quality of care. Ward audit is a specific form of audit and feedback that is commonly used but little studied. The aim of this study is to describe the content and application of hospital ward audit in order to identify potential enhancements to such audits.

Methods

Multiple qualitative methods were used to study a diversity sample of four English National Health Service organisations over a 16-month period. We undertook semi-structured interviews (n = 32), documentary analysis (n = 44) and 25 h of observations of healthcare workers involved in the design and implementation of ward audit. Data were analysed using framework analysis. Findings were presented iteratively to stakeho

SUBMITTER: Sykes M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7971099 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature