Professional organisations of allied health-disciplines assessments: a review of four disciplines.
Quality assurance developments in The Netherlands among physical therapists, speech-therapists, dietitians and occupational therapists in The Netherlands are discussed emphasising profession-dependent characteristics. A general introduction will precede a short outline of "the state of the art" of each discipline. Some experiences with the implementation of peer review among speech-therapists and a proposal to integrate quality of care concepts in educational curricula, will conclude this review.
D004046:Dietetics / Q000592:standards; D006281:Health Occupations / Q000592:standards*; D009426:Netherlands; D009788:Occupational Therapy / Q000592:standards; D010380:Peer Review; D026741:Physical Therapy Modalities / Q000592:standards; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care; D013070:Speech Therapy / Q000592:standards