This scale was devised by the North Northumberland Trainer Group in the mid 1980’s, and we still use it today. It is really a brief syllabus of general practice.
I use the scale as a confidence rating with the GP registrar at the start, middle and end of their 6 months. Use of the scale highlights areas which are in particular need of attention, but bear in mind that it is a qualitative not quantitative analysis: GP registrars often score themselves lower in some areas as their training progresses because they realise that the subject area has more implications for general practice than they had originally realised.
The New North Northumberland Rating Scale