@article{ref1,
title="Dizziness, driving, and the driver and vehicle licensing agency: audit of advice given to patients, and design of a patient information leaflet",
journal="Journal of laryngology and otology",
year="2019",
author="Sinnott, J. D. and Mahoney, H. and Wilkinson, A. S. and Broomfield, S. J.",
volume="ePub",
number="ePub",
pages="ePub-ePub",
abstract="BACKGROUND: Evidence from the literature shows that clinicians' knowledge of rules and legislation surrounding driving can often be poor. A closed-loop audit was conducted to gauge the level of driving advice given to patients with dizziness. <br><br>METHODS: The clinical notes of 100 patients referred to the vertigo clinic at a tertiary referral centre were retrospectively searched for evidence of driving advice. Education sessions were undertaken and a patient information leaflet was developed before a second cycle of the audit. <br><br>RESULTS AND CONCLUSION: The proportion of patients having documented evidence of receiving driving advice increased from 6.3 per cent to 10.4 per cent. It is therefore clear that, despite this improvement, a significant proportion of patients' notes did not contain documentation about driving. This is likely because of many reasons, including individual interpretation by clinicians. This paper provides a reminder of the rules, and discusses their interpretation and implementation in an increasingly medicolegal environment.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0022-2151",
doi="10.1017/S0022215119001713",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0022215119001713"
}