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ECT – current practical administration

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

Andrew J. Hill-Smith  and
Martin S. Lee
Andrew J. Hill-Smith
Affiliation:
Netherne Hospital, P.O. Box 150, Coulsdon South, Surrey
Martin S. Lee
Affiliation:
Sutton Hospital, Cotswold Road, Sutton, Surrey SW2 5NF
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In the current climate of interest in audit (Standing Medical Advisory Committee, 1990) and a desire at our hospital to embark on criterion based projects, we set out to undertake a simple audit project surveying the practice of ECT. The aim was to audit the treatment facilities, the treatment procedure and the supervision and training. It was hoped that the full cycle of audit – setting goals, measuring activity, and then effecting change – would be achieved (Shaw & Costain, 1989)

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Audit in practice
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Psychiatric Bulletin , Volume 16 , Issue 5 , May 1992 , pp. 269 - 271
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Copyright © Royal College of Psychiatrists, 1992

References

ECT Sub-Committee of the Research Committee, (1989) The Practical Administration of Electroconvulsive Therapy. Gaskell (Royal College of Psychiatrists).Google Scholar
Report of the Standing Medical Advisory Committee (1990) The Quality of Medical Care. London: HMSO.Google Scholar
Shaw, C. D. & Costain, D. W. (1989) Guidelines for medical audit: seven principles. British Medical Journal, 299, 489–499.CrossRefGoogle ScholarPubMed
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