Appraisal and revalidation: Can the circle be squared?

Clinician in Management

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 197-202

  Conlon, Maurice ^a,b  

^a South Birmingham Primary Care Trust   (United Kingdom)

^b NHS Modernisation Agency   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Accountability; Appraisal; Clinical governance; Continuing professional development; Measurement; Performance review; Personal development; Revalidation; Self regulation; Shipman Inquiry

Indexed keywords

CONTINUING EDUCATION; DECISION MAKING; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; JOB PERFORMANCE; LEARNING; LICENCE; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; UNITED KINGDOM; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 18744400792     PISSN: 09655751     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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