Table 1

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Clinician’s own experiences in direct patient care	‘Blind spots’ Clinically generated unknowns Competence standards Diaries Difficulties arising in practice Innovations in practice Knowledgeable patients Mistakes Other disciplines Patients’ complaints and feedback Necropsies and the clinicopathological conference PUNs and DENs Reflection on practical experience
Interactions within the clinical team and department	Clinical meetings—department and grand rounds Department business plan Department educational meetings External recruitment Junior staff Management roles Mentoring
Formal approaches to quality management and risk assessment	Audit Morbidity patterns Patient adverse events Patient satisfaction surveys Risk assessment
Specific activities directed at needs assessment	Clinical incident surveys Gap analysis Objective tests of knowledge and skill Observation Revalidation systems Self-assessment Video assessment of performance
Peer review	External Informal—of the individual doctor Internal Multidisciplinary Physician assessment
Nonclinical activities	Academic activities Conferences International visits Journal articles Medicolegal cases Press and media Professional conversations Research Teaching

CPD, continuing professional development; DENs, doctor's educational needs; PUNs, patient unmet needs.