We would like to express our sincere gratitude to the members of our stakeholder group, those who took part in the policy workshop and others who offered their perspective through individual meetings for their significant contributions to the programme theory and recommendations emerging from the review. These included (alphabetically by first name): Alex Haig, Alison Budd, Andrew Long, Anne Rothery, Danielle Carrieri, James Read, Joe Brett, Kal Winston, Karen Chummun, Lyndsey Withers, Richard Bishop, Sol Mead and Thandie Hara. We would also like to thank the members of our steering group (alphabetically by first name), Mark Godden and Sue Varley, for their excellent advice and guidance throughout.
Contributions of authors
Dr Tristan Price (https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2135-6212) (Research Fellow) developed the research project, carried out the exploratory literature search for the review, contributed to the formal search strategies, screened the resulting references, carried out the coding, applied a realist logic of analysis to the data, developed and refined the programme theory and CMOcs for the review, identified the theoretical ideas underpinning this analysis, facilitated the stakeholder meetings, and drafted and revised the final report.
Dr Nicola Brennan (https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2165-0155) (Senior Research Fellow, Medical Education) developed the research project, contributed to the formal search strategies, carried out consistency checks on the literature retrieved from the formal searches, as well as consistency checks on the screening, contributed to the development and refinement of the programme theory and CMOcs, contributed theoretical ideas underpinning this analysis, provided methodological and relevant content support and input, and drafted and revised the final report.
Dr Geoff Wong (https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5384-4157) (GP, Clinical Research Fellow, Realist Approaches) developed the research project, applied a realist logic of analysis to the data, developed and refined the programme theory and CMOcs for the review, provided methodological support and revised this report.
Dr Lyndsey Withers (https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0027-2626) (PPI representative) developed the research project, provided PPI input and revised the final report.
Professor Jennifer Cleland (https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1433-9323) [Director, Medical Education Research and Scholarship Unit (MERSU)] developed the research project, provided relevant content knowledge and revised the final report.
Ms. Amanda Wanner (https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7899-7651) (Information Specialist) developed and conducted the main and grey literature search strategies, and contributed to writing the literature search sections for the final report.
Professor Thomas Gale (https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4551-5860) (Clinical Associate Professor) provided relevant content knowledge and revised the final report.
Dr Linda Prescott-Clements (https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9748-3659) (Director of Education) developed the research project, provided content knowledge and revised the final report.
Professor Julian Archer (https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9983-9655) (Adjunct Professor) developed the research project and revised the final report.
Dr Marie Bryce (https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7876-2265) (Senior Research Fellow) revised the final report.
Publications
Price T, Brennan N, Cleland J, Prescott-Clements L, Wanner A, Withers L, et al. Remediating doctors’ performance to restore patient safety: a realist review protocol BMJ Open 2018;8:e025943.
Price T, Wong G, Withers L, Wanner A, Cleland J, Gale T, et al. Optimising the delivery of remediation programmes for doctors: a realist review. Med Ed Rev 2021;00:1–16.
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