title: Consultant appointments. Appoint well made.
abstract: The appointment of consultants is of crucial importance to a trust's success. The introduction of mandatory training for all consultants involved in making appointments has proved successful, despite initial scepticism. The use of a competency framework in assessing candidates has eased the selection process.
authors.affiliation: Preston Acute Hospitals Trust.
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Brownrigg
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Potter
mesh_terms: D002983:Clinical Competence; D003253:Consultants; D006779:Hospitals, Public; D008505:Medical Staff, Hospital / Q000592:standards*; D008511:Medicine / Q000592:standards*; D013038:Specialization; D013222:State Medicine; D006113:United Kingdom