iWantGreatCare does not assess the technical ability of doctors, rather it allows all patients to assess and measure the non-technical abilities of doctors: how they make their patients feel, how they communicate and what patients think of them. These crucial issues are known to influence the health outcomes of patients, and are universally recognised as a vital - and valid - measure of high quality care.

If you need to know how doctors perform technically and other measurements of their clinical performance, it is best to ask the doctor directly or ask the hospital or surgery they work in. Good doctors will welcome such questions and will be open in their response. If a doctor resents or objects to such questions you may wish to change doctors - and record their response in the review you put on iWantGreatCare!

Last updated on June 16, 2010 by iWantGreatCare