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A guide for the trainee

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

Danny Allen*
Affiliation:
Fromeside Clinic, Blackberry Hill, Stapleton, Bristol BS16 1ED
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Audit is certainly the topic of the moment. It is much talked about and a lot of money is being made available for it, yet it seems that there are few real guidelines about how to do it. Many junior doctors who would like to do audit may be put off by the computers and other paraphernalia which are deemed necessary for this purpose. While technology can help, it is by no means necessary and some of the best audit follows the same principles as research: keep it simple.

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Audit
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Copyright © Royal College of Psychiatrists 1993

References

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