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Physician burnout and unsafe healthcare
Burnout is bad because if affects staff welfare, not because it’s a risk to patients
BMJ 2022; 379 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.o2435 (Published 18 October 2022) Cite this as: BMJ 2022;379:o2435
- George Huntington, acute care common stem trainee
- London, UK
- george.huntington{at}nhs.net
Weigl discusses the effects of physician burnout on the quality of care provided to patients.1 But focusing solely on patient safety misses the point. Burnout is bad primarily because it affects staff welfare, not because it is a risk to patients. We do not need to …
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