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UK doctors' attitudes to the General Medical Council's Performance Procedures, 1997-99.

I C McManus1, B C Winder, D Gordon

  • 1Centre for Health Informatics and Multi-Professional Education (CHIME), Royal Free and University College Medical School, London, UK.

Medical Education
|March 16, 2002
PubMed
Summary

Doctors became more aware of the UK General Medical Council's Performance Procedures but did not agree more with their principles. Practice changes increased despite negative attitudes toward the procedures.

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Area of Science:

  • Medical Education
  • Professional Regulation
  • Doctoral Performance

Background:

  • The UK General Medical Council introduced its Performance Procedures in 1997.
  • These procedures aimed to regulate doctor performance and ensure patient safety.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To assess changes in British doctors' knowledge and attitudes regarding the Performance Procedures.
  • To evaluate awareness and agreement with the procedures' principles over the initial two years post-introduction.

Main Methods:

  • Three cross-sectional surveys of 800 UK doctors each were conducted in November 1997, 1998, and 1999.
  • Questionnaires assessed awareness of Good Medical Practice, attitudes toward the Performance Procedures, and agreement with the Duties of a Doctor.

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Main Results:

  • Awareness of the Performance Procedures increased from 1997 to 1999.
  • Agreement with the core principles (Duties of a Doctor) did not increase concurrently.
  • While eight of twelve attitudes changed negatively, more doctors reported changing their practice due to the procedures over time.

Conclusions:

  • Increased awareness of the Performance Procedures did not correlate with increased agreement on their underlying principles.
  • Doctors' attitudes towards the procedures became more negative despite increased awareness and practice changes.