An audit of interventions for dual diagnosis in a psychiatric unit

A programme of training on dual diagnosis was implemented for mental health nurses working in an acute psychiatric unit following recommendations at both a national and local level. An audit of the key standards was carried out to examine the interventions offered to patients with a dual diagnosis. An improvement was observed in the standards of care, but the sample size was small and without further statistical analysis it would be difficult to determine whether the improvement is statistically significant.