Consultant assessment and appraisal: an outline in practice.
OBJECTIVE
To demonstrate a practical method to address new Department of Health requirements for assessment and appraisal.


METHODS
This process was developed within the department to incorporate workload, clinical incidents and 360 degrees questionnaires to assess performance and working with departmental staff as preliminaries to an appraisal interview.


CONCLUSIONS
Review of 2 years' process has resulted in minor amendments but there was general agreement that the parameters encompassed were practical and useful.
Meagher
Tom
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Department of Radiology, Stoke Mandeville Hospital Trust, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, UK. tom.meagher@smh.nhs.uk
Smith
Richard
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Bodley
Roger
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Booth
Ann
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Chandra
Ashok
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Melvin
Catherine
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Savage
Phillip
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Record
Carol
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D002983:Clinical Competence; D004650:Employee Performance Appraisal / Q000379:methods*; D004739:England; D006801:Humans; D008485:Medical Audit; D008505:Medical Staff, Hospital / Q000592:standards*; D011871:Radiology / Q000592:standards; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D016526:Workload