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The Carmarthen audit project

G Bliss, P Martin

Journal of Nursing Management

|May 1, 1994

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Clinical staff in mental health services lacked ownership of audits. A new project aims to foster an audit culture by enabling clinical-level standard setting and measurement, validated by external appraisal.

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Area of Science:

Healthcare Management
Clinical Auditing
Mental Health Services

Background:

External audit tools in East Dyfed Mental Health Services were not embraced by clinical staff.
A lack of staff ownership hinders the effectiveness of traditional audit processes.

Purpose of the Study:

To develop an audit culture by empowering clinical staff.
To initiate standard setting and measurement at the clinical level.
To create an external appraisal system for validating internal standards.

Main Methods:

Developing a project to facilitate clinical-level standard setting.
Assuming audit culture development equates to staff ownership.
Creating an external appraisal system to validate internal measurements.

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Main Results:

The project aims to increase clinical staff ownership of the audit process.
Standard setting and measurement are being initiated at the clinical level.
An external appraisal system is under development for validation.

Conclusions:

Fostering an audit culture requires empowering clinical staff with ownership.
Clinical-level standard setting and measurement are key to improving audit processes.
An external appraisal system can ensure the validity of internally set standards.