Using external audit to review ethnically sensitive practice

This article is the first of two based on the experience of social work academics (one black and one white) who undertook an external audit on ethnically sensitive practice within four GP surgeries and two hospital departments. This paper will give the background to the project, present the audit process and a summary of the project findings. The second article will provide an analytical commentary and examine the issues of access, standards and external audit. Both articles are presented from an academic social work perspective with a particular focus on equal opportunities and antiracist practice.