Developing a strategy for accreditation of clinical services
R Valori, C Rogers, D Johnston and J Ingham
DOI: https://doi.org/10.7861/clinmedicine.13-6-538
Clin Med December 2013 R Valori
Royal College of Physicians of London, UK
Roles: clinical director of accreditation unit;
C Rogers
Royal College of Physicians of London, UK
Roles: accreditation unit manager;
D Johnston
Royal College of Physicians of London, UK
Roles: adviser on accreditation;
J Ingham
Royal College of Physicians of London, UK
Roles: director of clinical standards
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vol. 13 no. 6 538-542
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- Published online December 2, 2013.
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© 2013 Royal College of Physicians
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- R Valori, clinical director of accreditation unit;,
- C Rogers, accreditation unit manager;⇑,
- D Johnston, adviser on accreditation; and
- J Ingham, director of clinical standards
- Address for correspondence: Ms C Rogers, Clinical Standards, Royal College of Physicians, 11 St Andrews Place, Regents Park, London NW1 4LE. Email: caroline.rogers{at}rcplondon.ac.uk
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Developing a strategy for accreditation of clinical services
R Valori, C Rogers, D Johnston, J Ingham
Clinical Medicine Dec 2013, 13 (6) 538-542; DOI: 10.7861/clinmedicine.13-6-538
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- Accreditation and peer review assessment
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- Who benefits from service accreditation?
- Disadvantages of accreditation schemes
- The process
- The standards framework
- Service-specific standards that reflect local priorities
- The peer assessment process
- Which services should be accredited?
- Should accreditation schemes transcend traditional care boundaries?
- What should be accredited within a service?
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