5.2 Setting Direction - Applying Knowledge and Evidence

Doctors show leadership by applying knowledge and evidence: gathering information to produce an evidence-based challenge to systems and processes in order to identify opportunities for service improvements.

Competent doctors:

• Use appropriate methods to gather data and information
• Undertake analysis against an evidence-based criteria set
• Use information to challenge existing practices and processes
• Influence others to use knowledge and evidence to achieve best practice
  

For more information on how these competences are applied, please click on Undergraduate, Postgraduate or Continuing Practice.