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An investigation of awareness of antenatal protocols
1Joint Academic Unit of Reproductive Physiology, Obstetrics and Gynaecology, St Bartholomew's Hospital, West Smithfield, London, UK.
Abstract:
Previous audit at the Homerton Hospital had revealed a poor level of compliance with established antenatal protocols mandated by risk factors detected at the booking visit. Medical staff were questioned as to their awareness of five of the most important protocols and their response was analysed by a new scoring system. The scores were generally low though consultants scored more highly than junior staff. Scores were related to the length of obstetric experience and duration of work in the obstetric unit but were not related to frequency of the use of the protocol manual nor to the last time that reference was made to the manual. To improve compliance within the unit, the following recommendations were made: (1) regular revision of protocols to incorporate the current views of senior clinicians and (2) improved dissemination of information. The scoring system described here should prove to be a simple and effective method for the assessment of protocols within any unit.
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