The review has seven specific operational objectives.
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Review the existing literature on
the role of general practitioners and their training in the UK and elsewhere.
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Draw together evidence on current
and emergent practice in the training of general practitioners in selected
other countries of the European Union.
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Consult with a wide range of
stakeholders across the UK on their views about the nature of current training
and how it might develop.
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Examine perspectives on current
training from trainees, trainers and GP principals with up to six years
experience.
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Review options for assessment and
their feasibility which have an appropriate educational impact on the
trainee .
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Analyse proposals in the changing
context of NHS provision, establishment of the PMETB and labour market changes
as they effect the medical profession.
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In the light of the review, report
on possible options for the vocational training scheme curriculum and its
assessment.
