Personal Safety For Doctors
advice, articles, and best practice for the personal safety of doctors.
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Be safe in your Office and during home visitsReduce the likelihood of stressful events in the workplace -
Be prepared and calmMitigate problems that arise in your daily routine.
Pastoral Care for Doctors
Guidance for medical centres about pastoral care policies for general practitioners.
Practical Advice
Strategies for dealing with difficult and aggressive patients in the medical practice, and during home visits.
Resources
Links to professional bodies and further information about personal safety for doctors.
Feedback
If you are a doctor and would like to suggest feedback or advice based on your own experience, please use the contact form.
Articles
Safety Alerts
Easily actionable procedures that ensure doctors who experience aggression in their practice or during a home visit have a safe means of communicating their circumstance to their colleagues.
COVID-19
Advice and Guidance for Doctors on the strain of the infectious disease, the novel coronavirus (nCoV), including links to WHO.
Pastoral Care
Advice about ensuring the well being of general practitioners following an unexpected and upsetting exchange with a patient.
Trouble In The Treatment Room
Strategies that help doctors deal effectively with patients with serious mental health problems and substance addiction.
Home Visits and Personal Safety
Guidance on personal appearance, items of value carried into the home during visits, and personal security away from the doctor's main place of work.
Abusive Patients on the Phone
How to best respond to verbally abusive patients on the phone. Actions that can be taken during and following aggressive outbursts.
Self Care for Doctors
Doctors are often the last to take good care of themselves. Recognise the signs of burnout and take action.
Work Life Balance for Doctors
In the effort to balance work and life, doctors need to prioritize what they most care for.
Resources
A list of spport resources for doctors.
If something happened at work today and it remains a source of anxiety, tell someone