Personal Safety For Doctors

Advice, Articles, and Best Practice for the Personal Safety of Doctors.
BE SAFE IN YOUR OFFICE AND DURING HOME VISITS

Reduce the likelihood of stressful events in the workplace.

BE PREPARED AND CALM

Mitigate problems that arise in your daily routine.

GUIDANCE AND 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.

Articles at Personal Safety For Doctors

From pastoral care to self care, read guidance and advice for doctors.

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.


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Home Visits

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.


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Trouble In The Treatment Room

Strategies that help doctors deal effectively with patients with serious mental health problems and substance addiction.


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Abuse by Phone

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.


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Infectious Disease

Advice and Guidance for Doctors on the strain of the infectious disease, the novel coronavirus (nCoV), including links to WHO.


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Pastoral Care

Advice about ensuring the well being of general practitioners following an unexpected and upsetting exchange with a patient.


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Self Care

Doctors are often the last to take good care of themselves. Recognise the signs of burnout and take action.


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Work Life Balance

In the effort to balance work and life, doctors need to prioritize what they most care for.


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Resources

A list of support resources for doctors.


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QUICK TIP ONE

Re-evaluate your practice environment every six months and make one positive change.

QUICK TIP TWO

Take breaks – it’s not easy but it’s safer for you and the patient.

QUICK TIP THREE

Accept your medical practice can always do better.

QUICK TIP FOUR

Take a slow breath when you face aggression. If need be, quietly withdraw.

If something happened at work today and it remains a source of anxiety, tell someone.

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