A guide to peer appraisal
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A guide to peer appraisal

Hilary Walker Senior nurse and former leadership facilitator, Birmingham Heartlands and Solihull NHS Trust
Marie Joines Professional development nurse, Solihull NHS Trust

For those embarking on peer appraisal, there is little guidance on the skills and knowledge required or the processes that can lead to helpful outcomes. Hilary Walker and Marie Joines offer such guidance

THE ORIGIN of the current staff appraisal system in the NHS is Sir Roy Griffiths’ inquiry into NHS management, which found that there was no coherent system of management at local level, and no continuous system of evaluation of its performance (Department of Health and Social Security 1983).

Nursing Management. 11, 1, 22-24. doi: 10.7748/nm2004.04.11.1.22.c1970

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