Making doctors better. | AHRQ Patient Safety Network

Making doctors better. | AHRQ Patient Safety Network

• Commentary
 
• Published October 2018

Making doctors better.

Gerada C, Chatfield C, Rimmer A, Godlee F. BMJ. 2018;363:k4147.

Systems must be designed to support staff well-being and safety. This commentary introduces an ongoing collection of materials devoted to exploring issues that affect physician wellness. The authors suggest that an understanding of the systems and cultural factors that diminish clinician well-being is needed to maintain a physically, emotionally, and mentally healthy clinician workforce.

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