Unprofessional behaviour of GP residents leading to a dismissal dispute: characteristics and outcomes of those who appeal.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Recognition of poor performance in General Practice trainees is important because underperformance compromises patients' health and safety. However, in General Practice, research on persistent underperformance while in training and its ultimate consequences is almost completely lacking. We aim to explore the unprofessional behaviours of residents in General Practice who were dismissed from training and who litigated against dismissal.

Methods

We performed a structured analysis using open-source data from all General Practice cases before the Conciliation Board of the Royal Dutch Medical Association between 2011 and 2020. Anonymised law cases about residents from all Dutch GP training programmes were analysed in terms of the quantitative and qualitative aspects rel

SUBMITTER: Godschalx-Dekker JA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10877848 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature