A 2023 survey revealed that four in ten doctors in the UK have faced a situation or situations in which they believed that a patient's safety or care was being compromised when being treated by a doctor. This was significantly higher among doctors specialized in emergency medicine, while less pronounced among pathologists.
Share of doctors who thought patient safety or care was being compromised in the past year in the United Kingdom in 2023, by specialty group
Original question: "In the last year, has a situation or situations arisen in which you believed that a patient's safety or care was being compromised when being treated by a doctor?"
*Specialty group medicine includes specialties such as: general (internal) medicine, cardiology, gastroenterology, respiratory medicine, geriatric medicine, hematology, endocrinology and diabetes mellitus, neurology, rheumatology, dermatology etc.
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General Medical Council. (August 8, 2024). Share of doctors who thought patient safety or care was being compromised in the past year in the United Kingdom in 2023, by specialty group [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 15, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1559993/patient-safety-concerns-among-doctors-by-specialty-uk/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
General Medical Council. "Share of doctors who thought patient safety or care was being compromised in the past year in the United Kingdom in 2023, by specialty group." Chart. August 8, 2024. Statista. Accessed March 15, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1559993/patient-safety-concerns-among-doctors-by-specialty-uk/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
General Medical Council. (2024). Share of doctors who thought patient safety or care was being compromised in the past year in the United Kingdom in 2023, by specialty group. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 15, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1559993/patient-safety-concerns-among-doctors-by-specialty-uk/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
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