On 2 February 2010 00:43, Trefor Roscoe <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> This is good practice, write it up as such, the baby was managed well and
> came to no harm.
> Write it up as a wonderful example of how well you provide care.
> I hope to see such things in the revalidation folders of the doctors I will
> be assessing
So revalidation will consist of tens of thousands of doctors writing
heart-warming tales of the wonderful care they provide. Utterly
charming!
There's also some delightful reading in the latest document from the
NHS Revalidation Support Team
"http://www.revalidationsupport.nhs.uk/files/Strengthening%20Medical%20Appraisal%20to%20Support%20Revalidation%20in%20England.pdf"
"Doctors who participate in a well run appraisal system appear to
value the support it offers and see it as an important part of their
continuing professional development." Would these be the doctors who
volunteered to take part in the early pilots? People who like this
sort of thing will find this the sort of thing that they like.
"Appraisal is not currently designed to identify poor performance and
these proposals do not suggest that strengthened medical appraisal
should seek to take on this function." Presumably the RCGP members
pushing revalidation through have to believe this.
"...skilled and well trained appraisers will ensure that appraisal is
useful to all and is worthy of the time doctors invest in it." Dr
Pangloss, thou should'st be living at this hour!
Mike
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Michael Leuty
Nottingham, UK
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