High-risk doctors: early identification and intervention to protect patients from harm

当医生的健康或表现不佳时，病人的安全可能会受到威胁。以前的研究告诉我们，一些医生比其他医生遇到困难的风险更高。像医学委员会这样的监管机构收集大量信息，但这些信息很少被用来试图在伤害发生之前及早识别和干预。我们的研究试图通过确定哪些医生风险最大、为什么以及如何支持他们重返安全执业来改变这一点。

When a doctor's health or performance falters, patient safety may be placed at risk. Previous research tells us that some doctors are at higher risk of running into difficulty than others. Regulators, like the Medical Board, collect masses of information, but this information is rarely used to try and identify and intervene early BEFORE harm occurs. Our research seeks to change this by identifying which doctors are at greatest risk and why, and how they can be supported back into safe practice.