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MANIPULATION OF DISTAL RADIUS FRACTURES IN A DISTRICT GENERAL HOSPITAL ACCIDENT AND EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT- AN AUDIT OF DOCUMENTATION.



Abstract

The 1995 Audit Commission report, “Setting the Record Straight- A study of hospital medical records,” criticised the poor standard of NHS record keeping. A retrospective audit of documentation of patients undergoing a closed manipulation of distal radius fractures (Colles type) in the Accident and Emergency department of the Queen Alexandra Hospital revealed that note keeping still needs to be improved. Only 15% of patients had adequate documentation.

The abstracts were prepared by Secretary Mr K Trimble.

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