Intended for healthcare professionals

Rapid response to:

Research

Determinants of primary medical care quality measured under the new UK contract: cross sectional study

BMJ 2006; 332 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.38742.554468.55 (Published 16 February 2006) Cite this as: BMJ 2006;332:389

Rapid Response:

Larger means for peer review

Do larger teams perform better because organisation members feel more
exposed to review of their work? They are therefore less likely to drift
from accepted practice. They also will be exposed to the "different"
approaches of attached staff and are more likely to be exposed to
individuals taking a special interest in an area of care, acting as a
motivator to do things better. Smaller teams may be more likely to collude
with each other that what they do is "fine".

Competing interests:
None declared

Competing interests: No competing interests

21 February 2006
Graeme M Mackenzie
GP
Whitehaven CA28 7RG