GP peer appraisal in Scotland: An ongoing and developing exercise in quality

Education for Primary Care

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 99-103

  Law, Susan ^a,c   Haman, Hilary ^b   Cameron, Niall ^b   Staples, Ian ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

^b NHS EDUCATION FOR SCOTLAND   (United Kingdom)

^c Graycroft   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Appraiser; GP appraisal; Quality assurance; Training and development

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EDUCATION PROGRAM; GENERAL PRACTICE; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT; QUALITY CONTROL; SKILL; UNITED KINGDOM; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; METHODOLOGY; PEER REVIEW; STANDARD;

EDUCATION, MEDICAL, CONTINUING; FAMILY PRACTICE; HUMANS; PEER REVIEW, HEALTH CARE; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; SCOTLAND;

EID: 68349095220     PISSN: 14739879     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14739879.2009.11493774     Document Type: Article

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