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Basic competency testing to meet Clinical Negligence Scheme for Trusts standards

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

Mary Kloer ,
Laurence Mynors-Wallis  and
Denise Cope
Mary Kloer
Affiliation:
Alderney Hospital, Ringwood Road, Parkstone, Poole, Dorset BH12 4NB, email: [email protected]
Laurence Mynors-Wallis
Affiliation:
Alderney Hospital, Ringwood Road, Parkstone, Poole, Dorset BH12 4NB, email: [email protected]
Denise Cope
Affiliation:
Alderney Hospital, Parkstone
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Abstract

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Aims and Method

In order to meet revised (2005) Clinical Negligence Scheme for Trusts standards, tests of competency in key clinical skills were set for psychiatric senior house officers (SHOs) at the start of their posts.

Results

The assessment of basic competencies demonstrated that 9 out of 14 SHOs met the required standards in tests of key clinical skills (overall competency rate of 64%). Senior house officers were generally in agreement with the principles behind the assessments.

Clinical Implications

Competency testing is becoming important at all stages of training and within all medical specialties. The recommended methods combine assessment of both knowledge-based competencies and clinical performance in the workplace.

Type
Original papers
Information
Psychiatric Bulletin , Volume 31 , Issue 5 , May 2007 , pp. 173 - 175
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This is an Open Access article, distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC-BY) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted re-use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Copyright
Copyright © Royal College of Psychiatrists, 2007

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