Identity area
Reference code
LD/3/3/2/9
Title
Assuring the Quality of Medical Practice: Implementing Supporting Doctors, Protecting Patients
Date(s)
- 08 Jan 2001 (Creation)
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Item
Extent and medium
1 item, paper.
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Content and structure area
Scope and content
This report presents progress on the implementation of the proposals set out in the 1999 consultation document Supporting Doctors, Protecting Patients , which outlined a new approach for dealing with and preventing poor clinical performance.
It demonstrates how some of the original proposals changed in the light of responses received and announces the establishment of the National Clinical Assessment Authority to help NHS employers identify and resolve problems quickly through performance assessment and support services.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
System of arrangement
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
Open.