References
- Dacre J, Potts HH, Sales D, Spencer H, Sturrock A, 2009. The development of a new method of knowledge assessment: Tailoring a test to a doctor's area of practice. Acad Med (in press)
- Dauphnee D. Determining the content of certification examinations. The certification and recertification of doctors: Issues in the assessment of clinical competence, D Newble, B Jolly, R Wakeford. University Press, Cambridge 1994; 92–104
- Department of Health 2002–2003. Hospital Episode Statistics [Internet]. Last accessed October 2008. Available from www.dh.gov.uk/
- Developing and Maintaining an Assessment System 2007. A PMETB Guide to Good Practice [Internet]. Last accessed October 2008. Available from www.pmetb.org.uk/fileadmin/user/QA/Assessment/Assessment_system_guidance
- General Practitioner Workload 2001. Royal College of General Practitioners. (update 2004) [Internet]. Last accessed October 2008. Available from www.rcgp.org.uk/pdf/ISS_INFO_03_APRIL04
- Hamdy H. Blueprinting for the assessment of health care professionals. Clin Teach. 2006; 175–179
- NHS Scotland 1999. Scottish health statistics
- Office for National Statistics 1998. Key health statistics for general practice
- Office for Population Censuses and Surveys, Department of Health. 1995. Morbidity statistics for general practice: 4th National Study 1991–92. Her Majesty's Stationery Office
- Southgate L, Cox J, Johnson N, Jolly B. 2001. The General Medical Council's performance procedures: Peer review of performance in the workplace. Med Educ 35(Suppl 1):9–19.
- Schuwirth L, van der Vleuten C. How to design a useful test: The principles of assessment. ASME, Edinburgh 2006
- Sturrock A, Conlon L, Hatch D, Dacre J. The GMC's tests of competence: What happens now?. Clin Teach 2006; 3: 9–12
- The General Medical Council. Good medical practice, 2nd. GMC, London 2001
- The General Medical Council. Good medical practice, 3rd. GMC, London 2006
- The General Medical Council (fitness to practise) Rules order of council statutory instrument 2004 no. 2608
- The Medical Act 1983. (consolidated version with amendments). General Medical Council Available from: www.gmc-uk.org/about/legislation/medical act
- Van der Vleuten CPM. The assessment of professional competence: Developments, research and practical implications. Adv Health Sci Educ 1996; 1(1)41–67
- Van der Vleuten CPM, Norman GR, de Graaf E. Pitfalls in the pursuit of objectivity: Issues of reliability. Med Educ 1991; 25: 110–118