Professionalism in action
- act with integrity and within the law
- maintain good relationships with patients and colleagues
- patient is the first concern
- treat each parent as an individual
- use your judgement when applying principles to the various situations you will face as a doctor
- be prepared to explain + justify your decisions + actions
Knowledge, skills and performance : Develop + maintain your professional performance
- keep up to date with skills + knowledge to maximise performance
- be competent in work (management, research, teaching)
- take part in activities that maintain + develop your competence and performance
- be familiar with with guidelines and developments that effect your work(take steps to improve quality of work)
Knowledge, skills and performance :
Apply knowledge + experience to practice
ASSESSING + DIAGNOSING PATIENTS:
- assess patient’s condition taking into account their history (psychology, spiritual, religious cultural factors) + values
- examine patient when necessary
GMC 5 actions of a Good doctor
- make the patient you first concern
- be competent and keep your professional knowledge and skills up to date
- take prompt action if you think patient safety is being compromised
- establish and maintain good partnerships with your patients and colleagues
- maintain trust in you and the profession by being open, honest and acting with integrity.
Knowledge, skills and performance
- patient is your first concern
- provide high standard of practice + care
- professional knowledge + skills up to date
- recognise + work within the limits of your competence
Safety and Quality
- take prompt action if patient safety, dignity or comfort is being compromised
- protect and promote the health of patients and the public
Communication, partnership and teamwork
- treat patients as individuals + respect their dignity
- treat patients politely and considerately
- work in partnership with patients and the public
- respect patients right to confidentiality
- respect patients’ right to reach decision with you about their treatment
communication
- give patients info in a way they can understand
- listen to, and respond to concerns + preferences
Maintaining trust
- honest, open act with integrity
- don’t discriminate against patients or colleges
- never abuse patients trust in you or public trust in the profession
responsibility
- you are personally accountable for your professional practice practice and must always be prepared to justify your decisions and actions
when treating children or young people doctors must …
consider parents + others close to them, but patient must be doctors FIRST concern
When in doubt as to their responsibilities, doctors should seek the
advice of
experienced colleagues, named or designated doctors for child
protection, or professional or regulatory bodies.
Doctors who have children and young people as patients
will need
some understanding of the law as it applies where they
practise. ( child laws)
4 Effective communication between doctors and children and young
people is
essential to the provision of good care.
how can doctors show respect for human life (6 points)
- make the care of your patient your first concern
- protect and promote the health of patients and the public
- provide a good standard of practice and care
- treat patients as individuals and respect their dignity
- work in partnership with patients
- be honest + open, act with integrity
