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Achieving quality standards in health visiting

T Chakravorty

    Health Visitor
    |November 1, 1994
    PubMed
    Summary

    Health visiting services require standard-setting and audit for quality assurance. A pilot audit in South Glamorgan assessed the implementation of universal primary birth home visits.

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    Area of Science:

    • Health Services Research
    • Public Health Policy
    • Nursing Practice

    Background:

    • Standard-setting and audit are crucial for ensuring the quality of health visiting services.
    • Effective quality assurance mechanisms are needed for purchasers, provider units, and field staff.
    • The universal primary birth home visit programme is a key component of health visiting.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To describe a simple audit process for health visiting practice.
    • To pilot an audit focusing on the implementation of the universal primary birth home visit programme.
    • To evaluate the integration of standard-setting and audit in health visiting.

    Main Methods:

    • A simple audit process was designed and piloted.
    • The audit focused specifically on the implementation of the universal primary birth home visit programme.
    • The pilot was conducted in South Glamorgan.

    Main Results:

    • The pilot audit provided a straightforward method for assessing service implementation.
    • The process demonstrated the feasibility of auditing specific health visiting programmes.
    • Data from the audit can inform quality improvement initiatives.

    Conclusions:

    • Integrating standard-setting and audit into health visiting practice is essential for quality.
    • The described audit process offers a practical tool for evaluating service delivery.
    • Auditing programmes like the universal primary birth home visit is achievable and beneficial.

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