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Intervention Programmes for Disruptive Physicians Professional Report for Winston Churchill Memorial Trust Fellowship 2008
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
|---|---|
| Author | Adshead, Gwen M. J. |
| Copyright Year | 2008 |
| Abstract | Doctors may fail to perform well for a number of reasons. Stress related problems, depression and substance misuse are known to be commoner among doctors than other similar professional groups. One particular manifestation of poor performance has been described as “disruptive” behaviour or unprofessional conduct. These are situations where doctors are experienced by other professionals (or, less commonly, patients) as unhelpful, rude or even abusive. The ‘disruption’ really applies to professional services and relationships which can be threatened by one individual. Disruptive behaviour : description and diagnosis In the past, rude or disruptive behaviour was tolerated by medical services and was sometimes seen as being a mark of eccentricity and idiosyncratic approaches to practice. As long as patient care was not compromised, doctors who were difficult might be left alone or moved to other services. The doctors themselves typically would argue that they were being critical of services, and that complaints about their behaviour were attempts to silence or discredit them. Changes in attitudes towards the professionals more generally, and a more litigious climate has made health care providers more cautious about tolerating disruptive doctors. In the USA, accounts of the problems of disruptive physicians first emerge in 1993. Disruptive behaviour by clinicians is a leading cause of disciplinary actions, and accounts for 4%-36% of referrals to state licensing boards or physicians’ health programmes: it is likely that this figure is higher now because of increased awareness |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://www.wcmt.org.uk/sites/default/files/migrated-reports/384_1.pdf |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Report |
