Compassion alone is not enough; systems, workflows and culture must also be designed to ensure a Doctor Friendly Practice, writes Dr Sarah Newman.
Every doctor spends their career sitting in the clinician’s chair. Far fewer are prepared for the moment they must sit in the patient’s chair.
The primary parable for empathy is “to walk in the patient’s shoes”. It is also part of good medical practice to manage one’s own health and have one’s own doctor, so access to GPs for doctors is crucial.
But help seeking for doctors can be fraught with barriers;...
Every doctor spends their career sitting in the clinician’s chair. Far fewer are prepared for the moment they must sit in the patient’s chair.
The primary parable for empathy is “to walk in the patient’s shoes”. It is also part of good medical practice to manage one’s own health and have one’s own doctor, so access to GPs for doctors is crucial.
But help seeking for doctors can be fraught with barriers;...
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