Abstract
OBJECTIVE - To establish whether auditing improves the overall quality of a hospital manufacturing unit. DESIGN - Continuous assessment of the quality level of a hospital manufacturing unit using 14 quality indicators over a nine-month period, and two periods of audit carried out towards the beginning and end of the assessment period. SETTING - The non-sterile manufacturing, sterile manufacturing and repackaging services areas at the pharmacy manufacturing unit at Queens Hospital, Burton-on- Trent. RESULTS - Compliance ratings for the second audit were better than those for the first audit, but there was no overall improvement in quality over the study period. CONCLUSION - Auditing probably improves compliance by focusing the minds of the staff involved, rather than by initiating a sustained improvement in overall quality.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 406-409 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Hospital Pharmacist |
| Volume | 10 |
| Issue number | 9 |
| Publication status | Published - Oct 2003 |
Keywords
- asepsis
- drug manufacture
- hospital management
- hospital pharmacy
- medical audit
- quality control