Early experiences of the mini-PAT (Peer Assessment Tool) amongst hospital pharmacists in south east London.
OBJECTIVE
The aim was to describe early experience of use of the mini-PAT (Peer Assessment Tool) amongst general-level pharmacists working in secondary care, and to capture their views about the method of assessment.


METHODS
General-level pharmacists who had completed two rounds of the mini-PAT assessment in their first year post-qualification were asked to complete a semi-structured questionnaire, assessing the usefulness and acceptability of the assessment method.


RESULTS
The pharmacists found the assessment method useful and acceptable, with many citing that they found it useful to see how they were doing in relation to their peers. To further improve the assessment method, the general-level pharmacists suggested that any verbatim comments made should have the relevant assessor's name next to it, so the context of the comment can be understood.


CONCLUSIONS
Early experience suggests that the mini-PAT is a useful formative assessment tool for use amongst GLPs.
Patel
Jignesh P
JP
Pharmaceutical Science Division, School of Biomedical and Health Sciences, King's College London, UK. jig.patel@kcl.ac.uk
West
David
D
Bates
Ian P
IP
Eggleton
Alison G
AG
Davies
Graham
G
D006801:Humans; D008131:London; D010380:Peer Review / Q000379:methods*; D010595:Pharmacists / Q000523:psychology / Q000592:standards*; D010607:Pharmacy Service, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000592:standards; D010865:Pilot Projects; D011361:Professional Competence; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires