title: National audit of pre-employment assessment in the NHS.
abstract: The issue of the cost-effectiveness of pre-employment assessment (PEA) continues to cause controversy. Stuart Whitaker reports on the first stages of a national audit of PEA procedures within the NHS.
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authors.lastname: Whitaker
mesh_terms: D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis; D006801:Humans; D007586:Job Application; D008485:Medical Audit; D009786:Occupational Health Services / Q000191:economics / Q000592:standards; D010808:Physical Examination; D013222:State Medicine; D006113:United Kingdom