Table 4 Difficulty in raising the matter of suspicions of professional misconduct by a colleague (n = 236 to 238)
Mean score (range 1–5) | Very easy | Easy | Neither easy nor difficult | Difficult | Very difficult | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Incompetence | 2.95a | |||||
Substandard care | 3.02 | 2.9 % | 31.5 % | 30.3 % | 31.5 % | 3.8 % |
Collaboration problems with colleagues | 3.01 | 1.3 % | 29.8 % | 38.7 % | 27.3 % | 2.9 % |
Communication problems with colleagues | 3.01 | 1.7 % | 28.6 % | 40.3 % | 25.6 % | 3.8 % |
Communication problems with patients | 2.77 | 3.4 % | 38.4 % | 38.0 % | 18.6 % | 1.7 % |
Impairment | 3.18a | |||||
Careless handling of patient belongings | 2.80 | 4.2 % | 38.7 % | 32.4 % | 22.7 % | 2.1 % |
Fraud | 3.36 | 3.0 % | 22.5 % | 24.6 % | 36.0 % | 14.0 % |
Substance abuse (e.g. drugs or alcohol) | 3.43 | 2.1 % | 16.9 % | 29.1 % | 39.2 % | 12.7 % |
Aggressive behaviour (verbally or physically) | 3.20 | 3.8 % | 24.1 % | 28.7 % | 35.0 % | 8.4 % |
(Sexually) inappropriate behaviour or remarks | 3.23 | 3.8 % | 23.6 % | 27.4 % | 35.9 % | 9.3 % |
Physical impairment | 2.95 | 2.1 % | 34.2 % | 35.0 % | 24.1 % | 4.6 % |
Mental illness | 3.30 | 1.3 % | 21.5 % | 32.1 % | 36.7 % | 8.4 % |