How does burnout affect physician productivity?

"There is evidence that burnout is associated with decreased productivity. However, this line of inquiry is still developing. A number of gaps are yet to be filled including understanding how to quantify the changes in productivity related to burnout."

How does burnout affect physician productivity? A systematic literature review
CS Dewa, D Loong, S Bonato, NX Thanh, P Jacobs
BMC Health Services Research, 2014, 14:325

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Reforming the NHS from within

"Large-scale structural reforms under successive governments have proved a major distraction and should be avoided in future."

Reforming the NHS from within: beyond hierarchy, inspection and markets
C Ham
The King's Fund
June 2014

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Educational interventions to improve prescribing competency

"A review of the educational interventions designed to improve prescribing competencies will help to ensure evidence-based interventions are used to develop competent medical and nonmedical prescribers."

Educational interventions to improve prescribing competency: a systematic review
G Kamarudin, J Penm, B Chaar, R Moles
BMJ Open, 2013, 3:e003291

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Care, compassion, competence, communication, courage, commitment

"The 6Cs Live! Communication hub will offer support and help to staff to deliver the six areas of action by signposting to evidence based tools and techniques as well as examples of how colleagues from across the country have delivered improvement in these areas."

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