Approximately 30% of GP’s have raised concerns about a colleague’s clinical knowledge and skills according to a GMC survey. Over half of the GPs surveyed suspected that a medical colleague is performing badly in some way. Generally the GPs that raised concerns felt that the individual’s lack of skills led to the specific error.

The majority of GPs who had concerns about a colleague had addressed the problem. Some 46% reported their concerns to a senior colleague, LMCs or to the Trust directly, while 40% spoke to colleagues informally or directly to the individual concerned.

A total of 203 GPs took part in the survey. Seventeen percent of the GPs who reported problems said colleagues took excessive risks. About half were concerned about a colleague’s communication skills. The survey also found that a GPs performance was more affected by health problems compared to 39 per cent of hospital doctors.

At the same time around 900 members of the public were also questioned. Approximately three quarters were satisfied with the way doctors were regulated. However over half of GPs and Hospital doctors felt regulation was adequate, and only a third of doctors expressed confidence in their employers.

Source: Nick Bostock GPNews

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