Adapt the case studies in this section for your own peer discussions. They have all been written by the College based on real life situations encountered in everyday practice, and they’ve been tried and tested at our peer discussion events.
Peer discussion and peer review
Discussing real life case studies is a great way to learn from each other’s experiences, improve your communication and decision-making skills, and gain CPD points. You can join a College-facilitated peer review, or arrange your own peer discussion using our resources.
Peer review and peer discussion – what is the difference?
Peer review and peer discussion are broadly similar activities involving discussion of cases with other practitioners, but the GOC defines them slightly differently. Both are great ways to learn.
- A peer review group is normally a regular group of practitioners meeting to discuss their own real cases from practice, with one of the group nominated to organise the session and take responsibility for any CPD administration. There is no separate facilitator role in a peer review so everyone in the group participates in the case discussion in the same way.
- A peer discussion group normally involves a structured case-based discussion using pre-prepared example cases, led by a facilitator who is focused on steering the discussion rather than participating. Peer discussion often involves several groups discussing at the same time, with a facilitator on each table.