Original question: "In the last year, has a situation or situations arisen in which you believed that a patient's safety or care was being compromised when being treated by a doctor?"
*Specialty group medicine includes specialties such as: general (internal) medicine, cardiology, gastroenterology, respiratory medicine, geriatric medicine, hematology, endocrinology and diabetes mellitus, neurology, rheumatology, dermatology etc.
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Patient safety compromised among doctors in the UK 2023, by specialty
A 2023 survey revealed that **** in *** doctors in the UK have faced a situation or situations in which they believed that a patient's safety or care was being compromised when being treated by a doctor. This was significantly higher among doctors specialized in emergency medicine, while less pronounced among pathologists.
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General Medical Council. (August 8, 2024). Share of doctors who thought patient safety or care was being compromised in the past year in the United Kingdom in 2023, by specialty group [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 25, 2026, from /statistics/1559993/patient-safety-concerns-among-doctors-by-specialty-uk/
General Medical Council. "Share of doctors who thought patient safety or care was being compromised in the past year in the United Kingdom in 2023, by specialty group." Chart. August 8, 2024. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 25, 2026. /statistics/1559993/patient-safety-concerns-among-doctors-by-specialty-uk/
General Medical Council. (2024). Share of doctors who thought patient safety or care was being compromised in the past year in the United Kingdom in 2023, by specialty group. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 25, 2026. /statistics/1559993/patient-safety-concerns-among-doctors-by-specialty-uk/
General Medical Council. "Share of Doctors Who Thought Patient Safety or Care Was Being Compromised in The past Year in The United Kingdom in 2023, by Specialty Group." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 8 Aug 2024, /statistics/1559993/patient-safety-concerns-among-doctors-by-specialty-uk/
General Medical Council, Share of doctors who thought patient safety or care was being compromised in the past year in the United Kingdom in 2023, by specialty group ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/1559993/patient-safety-concerns-among-doctors-by-specialty-uk/ (last visited July 25, 2026)
Share of doctors who thought patient safety or care was being compromised in the past year in the United Kingdom in 2023, by specialty group [Graph], General Medical Council, August 8, 2024. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1559993/patient-safety-concerns-among-doctors-by-specialty-uk/
