Coming soon to the UK – “voluntary” physician audits:
The inspections are being described as 360-degree audits, as they would involve discussions with the doctor under review as well as the doctors` colleagues and his patients.
Inspection teams will include volunteers and medical experts, as well as external examiners.
The team will then submit a report to a performance committee who will decide if the doctor is up to standard.
The new audit system will start this summer but doctors can refuse to take part in the voluntary scheme.
