Clinical Audit

Prosjekttittel: Would Clinical Audit Work in Norway

Hensikt/problemstilling: Is clinical audit, the quality assurance method mandatory under the Council Directive 97/43/Euratom (Article 2) suitable for improving medical radiation protection routines in Norway? Radiation safety practice is often haphazard and non-standardised in Norwegian X-Ray departments. New legislation and guidelines require optimised radiation protection routines in depts. medical radiology in Norway.

A pilot audit carried out in cooperation with the radiological department of an Oslo university hospital showed that Clinical Audit is a suitable quality assurance tool in Norway. Re-audit after a year showed greater awareness and reflectiveness amongst radiographers and improved radiation safety routines, although familiarity with the method may take time.

Kontaktperson: Ann Torday Gulden Dr. Art., Dept. Health Sciences, OsloUniversityCollege

AnnTorday.Gulden@hf.hio.no

Cooperating in the project was Herbjørg Raaen, Superintendent Radiographer, Radiology Dept., AkerUniversityHospital,  Herbjorg.Raaen@akersykehus.no