The use of a pro forma to improve quality in clerking vascular surgery patients

"We found that using a pro forma helped to aid junior doctors in clerking new patients, and significantly improved the quality of their history and examinations. This leads to a potential positive impact on patient safety during their inpatient stay, and should be rolled out more widely across the hospital."

The use of a pro forma to improve quality in clerking vascular surgery patients
J Kentley, A Fox, S Taylor, Y Hassan, A Filipek
BMJ Quality Improvement Reports 2016;5: doi:10.1136/bmjquality.u210642.w4280

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Improving documentation within the acute stroke unit

"The results of this project have shown that by introducing a stroke specific clerking document, the quality of information recorded has significantly improved."

Improving documentation within the acute stroke unit: Introducing a stroke specific clerking proforma
S Patel
BMJ Quality Improvement Reports 2015;4: doi:10.1136/bmjquality.u208852.w3847

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