The performance of doctors. I: Professionalism and self regulation in a changing world

摘要: The performance of doctors embraces attitudes to practice, knowledge, and skills. It is the outward visible expression our professionalism. In general, people think highly medical profession in Britain; rising expectations are a mark success. Nevertheless, self regulation, on which professional independence respect depend, cannot be taken for granted. Sympathetic critics such as lay people, sociologists, reflect wider public perception that we seem reluctant assure doctors' competence protect patients from poor practice. There also criticisms not addressing widespread dissatisfaction with attitude some doctors, including their paternalism communication both colleagues, failing make regulation demonstrably effective responsive.1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 These criticisms, if dealt with, could seriously damage trust. They provide ammunition who oppose grounds that, where patients' interests conflict, will invariably come first. Greater external control prescription. In this article, another follow, I propose modern professionalism, founded sound should bring public's profession's together successfully. Our professionalism shaped by context work. First foremost, knowledge skill have expanded at an unprecedented rate. This, revolution information technology, has huge implications profession. Can we, example, maintain medicine distinctive entity face growing subspecialisation? adapt careers may last lifetime without reorientation retraining? People know more about health matters because they independent access clinical …