Clarifying concerns about doctors' clinical performance: What is the contribution of assessment by the National Clinical Assessment Service?

Journal of Health, Organisation and Management

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 333-343

  Berrow, Diane ^a   Humphrey, Charlotte ^b   Field, Rosemary ^a   Jobanputra, Rena ^a   Faw, Leyla ^a  

^a NATIONAL PATIENT SAFETY AGENCY   (United Kingdom)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Assessment; Doctors; Performance monitoring; United Kingdom

Indexed keywords

EID: 34250857665     PISSN: 14777266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/14777260710751780     Document Type: Article

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