Mentorship for newly appointed physicians: a strategy for enhancing patient safety?

摘要: OBJECTIVE Mentorship is an increasingly popular innovation from business and industry that being applied in health-care contexts. This paper explores the concept of mentorship for newly appointed physicians their first substantive senior post, specifically its utilization to enhance patient safety. METHODS Semi-structured face telephone interviews with Medical Directors (n = 5), Deputy 4), Clinical 6) 9 acute NHS Trusts Yorkshire Humber region north England. A focused thematic analysis was used. RESULTS number beneficial outcomes were associated including greater personal professional support, organizational commitment, general well-being. Providing support through considered safety care. may prevent or reduce active failures, be used identify threats local working environment, longer term, address latent within organization by encouraging a healthier culture. CONCLUSIONS Offering all post health care useful strategy development clinical, professional, skills this transitional period also