Understanding Doctors' Performance

by Jim Cox, Jennifer King (Editor), Allen Hutchinson (Editor)

"Understanding Doctors' Performance" addresses possible reasons why doctors under-perform, covering specific areas such as education and training, physical and mental health, workload, personality, organisational culture, drug and alcohol misuse, and cognitive impairment. It draws together evidence, and describes the factors (apart from clinical competence) that adversely affect performance and how they can be prevented, identified, assessed and addressed. This practical and easy to read book is invaluable for NHS managers, medical directors, chief executives and board members, along with directors of human resources in healthcare and healthcare professionals interested in the assessment of performance or the management of underperformance.

176 pages, ebook

First published September 30, 2005

About the author

Jim Cox, a retired college professor living in Louisville, Kentucky has written extensively on the history of radio from the 1920s to the present and is a historian on the subject of radio programming in the 20th century. He resides in Louisville, Kentucky.