How do surgeons feel about the “Getting it Right First Time” national audit? Results from a qualitative assessment.
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Accepted version
Author(s)
Type
Journal Article
Abstract
The implementation of thenational“Getting It Right First Time” (GIRFT)was assessed by interviewing six surgeonsinvolvedat various levelsinsurgical site infection (SSI) audit.The positive impacts were to create new professional collaboration, improve stakeholder engagement, and increase the profile of SSIs. One particular knowledgegap highlighted was that some participantshad been unaware until that point of the criteria for diagnosing an SSI. The quality of data collected was felt poor due to methodological flaws. The audit was described as highly time-consuming and unsustainableif leaning on junior surgeons, without protectedtimeanddesignatedresponsibility.
Date Issued
2020-03
Date Acceptance
2019-11-01
Citation
Journal of Hospital Infection, 2020, 104 (3), pp.328-331
ISSN
0195-6701
Publisher
Elsevier
Start Page
328
End Page
331
Journal / Book Title
Journal of Hospital Infection
Volume
104
Issue
3
Copyright Statement
© 2019 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. This manuscript is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International Licence http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
Sponsor
ESRC
National Institute for Health Research
National Institute for Health Research
Identifier
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0195670119304566?via%3Dihub
Grant Number
HPRU-2012-10047
HPRU-2012-10047
Subjects
Science & Technology
Life Sciences & Biomedicine
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Infectious Diseases
Surgical site infection
Infection control
Healthcare settings
Behaviours
Social determinants
Qualitative
Behaviours
Healthcare settings
Infection control
Qualitative
Social determinants
Surgical site infection
Humans
Qualitative Research
Surgeons
Surgical Wound Infection
Humans
Surgical Wound Infection
Qualitative Research
Surgeons
1103 Clinical Sciences
1117 Public Health and Health Services
Epidemiology
Publication Status
Published
Date Publish Online
2019-11-09