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A trainee's view of basic issues in audit^*

Lynebank Hospital

Arturo Langa, Senior Registrar^*

Lynebank Hospital, Halbeath Road, Dunfermline, KY11 4UW

^* Dr Cook is Trainee Representative on the Special Committee for Audit and Information Technology. The views expressed in this paper are those of the authors themselves.

^* Correspondence

The evaluation of medical practice dates back many centuries. However, the concept of systematic medical audit is relatively modern. It is recognised that audit of every area of health services (including that of trainee's work and training) has been taking place. This article briefly discusses some of the basic issues in audit, which include the principles, levels and types of audit, from a trainee's point of view.