Medical professionalism in relation to patient safety: Summary Report
dc.contributor.author | McAuliffe, Eilish | |
dc.contributor.author | Ni Shé, Éidín | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2017-04-19T13:39:02Z | |
dc.date.available | 2017-04-19T13:39:02Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2017 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10147/621271 | |
dc.description | Medical Professionalism is “a set of values, enacted through behaviours and relationships, which underpin the public’s trust in doctors” (Medical Council, 2014; p.13). A recent survey of the Irish public revealed that approximately 8 in 10 people were very confident or fairly confident that their doctor would tell them if there had been a mistake/oversight in the course of their care (Medical Council; 2014). However doctors were divided as to whether they would report a mistake/oversight. The main reasons given by doctors for not reporting a concern are 44% felt “nothing would happen as a result”; 25% had a “fear of retribution”; and 19% “thought someone else was dealing with the problem” (Medical Council, 2014; p.34). In 2014 across Ireland there was a total of 53,108 patient related incidents reported by acute hospitals. The Health Information and Quality Authority (2012) have emphasised the importance of a culture of quality and safety that promotes transparency, teamwork, and open and effective communication. Encouraging such a culture needs to start from an understanding of the factors that make it difficult for doctors and other health professionals to be open about errors. | en |
dc.description.sponsorship | Medical Council of Ireland, the HSE - Medical Education and Training Unit and the Health Research Board, who funded this research under the auspices of the Medical Education Research Grant No. 2014-907 | en |
dc.language.iso | en | en |
dc.publisher | UCD School of Nursing, Midwifery and Health Systems | en |
dc.relation.url | www.nmhs.ucd.ie/research/imbuing-medical-professionalism-imp | en |
dc.subject | PATIENT SAFETY | en |
dc.subject | PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE | en |
dc.subject | MEDICAL ETHICS | en |
dc.title | Medical professionalism in relation to patient safety: Summary Report | en |
dc.type | Report | en |
dc.contributor.department | School of Nursing, Midwifery and Health Systems, UCD | en |
refterms.dateFOA | 2018-08-27T20:54:26Z |