Conference paper

RE-AUDIT OF PHYSICAL EXAMINATION ON ADMISSION

Andrew Drury ; Aubrey Lewis House, Maudsley Hospital, Denmark Hill, London, UK
Erik Eriksson ; Aubrey Lewis House, Maudsley Hospital, Denmark Hill, London, UK
Rebecca Marriott ; Aubrey Lewis House, Maudsley Hospital, Denmark Hill, London, UK
Christopher Symeon ; Aubrey Lewis House, Maudsley Hospital, Denmark Hill, London, UK
Jeni Chan ; Aubrey Lewis House, Maudsley Hospital, Denmark Hill, London, UK

Abstract

Re-audit of the physical examination of older adults admitted to one of two inpatient Older Adult wards at the Maudsley Hospital
found that on admission, only 58% of patients had a brief physical examination and 43% had a full physical examination, and after
72 hours only 65% had a full physical examination. This is a slight improvement on the previous audit but still falls short of the
target of 90% of patients having a full physical examination within 72 hours of admission. Recommendations include education of
junior and senior doctors of the need for physical examination via presentation of audit and distribution of results, consideration of
the use of a proforma to gather information on physical examination which may have been done in an acute hospital and a further
re-audit to see if outcomes have improved.

Keywords

physical examination; older adults; mental health; South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust

Hrčak ID:

264672

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/264672

Publication date:

1.9.2011.

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