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Monitoring leave in a secure unit: a clinical performance indicator?
- Authors:
- CLAXTON Nicola, HUSAIN Syed, TOMISON Arden
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Forensic Psychiatry and Psychology (The), 17(1), March 2006, pp.32-36.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
This study is a descriptive survey that arose out of an audit project commenced in 1994 at a medium secure unit in the west of England. The absconsion rate of patients on leave was measured, evaluated on an annual basis, and set against an arbitrarily defined ideal rate. Over the next eight years, apart from one, the clinic consistently met this target. What this indicated in terms of good practice and whether it was a valuable measure of clinical performance is explored. The method and results of this study are described and the authors discuss the potential significance and drawbacks of this kind of evaluation. It is concluded that this single measure is only of value when considered in the context of a range of factors indicating good clinical performance.