Is general practice audit alive and well? The view from Portsmouth.

A brief look at medical audit activity in the Portsmouth and South East Hampshire Health Authority area by use of a questionnaire mailed out to general practitioners, information from the medical audit advisory group database and the local health authority records. The details collected consisted of topics chosen, the stage of audit cycle reached, funding arrangements, practice personnel and the outside collaborators involved. Most general practices were found to be undertaking audit activity, and in some it had become integrated into the everyday routine.