What standards and terms of employment should respiratory practitioners with a special interest expect from an employing organisation?

Primary Care Respiratory Journal

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 182-187

  Gruffydd Jones, Kevin ^a   Stephenson, Paul ^b   Levy, Mark L ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^b Christmas Maltings and Clements Practice   (United Kingdom)

^c GPIAG ^*  (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

General practitioners; Practitioners; Respiratory; Special interest; Terms of employment

Indexed keywords

ACCREDITATION; CONTRACT; EMPLOYMENT; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; PHARMACIST; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; REVIEW; STANDARD; SUPPORT GROUP;

EMPLOYMENT; HUMANS; JOB DESCRIPTION; PHYSICIANS, FAMILY; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASES;

EID: 34250030224     PISSN: 14714418     EISSN: 14751534     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3132/pcrj.2007.00032     Document Type: Review

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