Martin Lawrence

A workshop to look at strategies, methods of implementation and evaluation of vocational training and Continuing Medical Education in General Practice was held in June 1990 in London. Meer

In response to higher public awareness and political trends, the implementation of audit has swept through general practice in the UK. This concise yet comprehensive guide to the theory and practice of medical audit in the primary health care setting includes contributions from a range of practitioners who have experience of audit in action, and an appreciation of the potential pitfalls involved. Meer

Peer review is especially effective in inducing change and improvement in practice in the long term, and is particularly appropriate in the UK and Europe - it is relevant, locally based, simple and educational. Meer

The editors have bridged the gap between scientific rigour and accessibility to produce a book which helps members of the primary health care team to fulfil their obligation to identify people with cardiovascular risk factors among their patients and set up clinics to help reduce that risk. Meer