Implementing medical revalidation in the United Kingdom: Findings about organisational changes and impacts from a survey of Responsible Officers

Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine

Volumn 110, Issue 1, 2017, Pages 23-30

  Walshe, Kieran ^a   Boyd, Alan ^a   Bryce, Marie ^b   Luscombe, Kayleigh ^b   Tazzyman, Abigail ^a   Tredinnick Rowe, John ^b   Archer, Julian ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b PLYMOUTH UNIVERSITY PENINSULA SCHOOLS OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

appraisal; evaluation; medical revalidation; Professional regulation; quality of care

Indexed keywords

BRITISH CITIZEN; CLINICAL PRACTICE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; ORGANIZATION; RESPONSIBILITY; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PHYSICIAN; PROCEDURES; PROFESSIONAL STANDARD; STANDARDS; UNITED KINGDOM;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE APPRAISAL; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; ORGANIZATIONAL INNOVATION; ORGANIZATIONS; PHYSICIANS; PROFESSIONAL ROLE; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; STATE MEDICINE; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 85011708820     PISSN: 01410768     EISSN: 17581095     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0141076816683556     Document Type: Article

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