Professional valuesProfessional values

Our roles and responsibilities Our roles and responsibilities

as GPsas GPs

GP’s role

clinicianperson

member of a profession

agent/shaper of policy

researcher

reflective practitione

r

teacher

learner

business person

manager

employercolleague partner

team leader

team member

handler of informatio

n

resource allocator

gatekeeper

patient’s advocate

family doctor

Who are we responsible to?

Colleagues and team

Patients

Family

Self - principles and

values

NHS

Society as a whole

4 ethical principles4 ethical principles

Beneficence - doing goodBeneficence - doing good Non maleficence - not doing harmNon maleficence - not doing harm Justice - fairness (distributive justice)Justice - fairness (distributive justice) Respect for autonomy- decision should be Respect for autonomy- decision should be

informed, competent, not coercedinformed, competent, not coerced

4 moral theories4 moral theories

Virtue - innate character attributesVirtue - innate character attributes Duties - rules of moral conductDuties - rules of moral conduct Utility - the greatest good of the greatest Utility - the greatest good of the greatest

numbernumber Rights - people are intrinsically entitled to Rights - people are intrinsically entitled to

certain things/servicescertain things/services

GMC - duties of a doctorGMC - duties of a doctor Make care of every patient Make care of every patient

your first concernyour first concern Treat every patient politely Treat every patient politely

and consideratelyand considerately Respect patients’ dignity Respect patients’ dignity

and privacyand privacy Listen to patients and Listen to patients and

respect their viewsrespect their views Give patients info in a way Give patients info in a way

they can understandthey can understand Respect their rights to be Respect their rights to be

fully involved in decisions fully involved in decisions about their careabout their care

Keep your knowledge and Keep your knowledge and skills up to dateskills up to date

Recognise limits of your Recognise limits of your professional competenceprofessional competence

Be honest and trustworthyBe honest and trustworthy Respect and protect Respect and protect

confidential informationconfidential information Don’t let personal beliefs Don’t let personal beliefs

prejudice patients’ careprejudice patients’ care Act quickly to protect Act quickly to protect

patients if you believe you patients if you believe you or a colleague may be unfit or a colleague may be unfit to practiseto practise

Avoid abusing your position Avoid abusing your position as a doctoras a doctor

Work with colleagues in Work with colleagues in ways that best serve ways that best serve patients’ interestspatients’ interests

Some other sources of Some other sources of guidanceguidance

Law (e g access to medical records, Law (e g access to medical records, fitness to drive, consent issues, Mental fitness to drive, consent issues, Mental Health Act, employment law, Human Health Act, employment law, Human Rights Act)Rights Act)

Contractual (Terms and Conditions of Contractual (Terms and Conditions of Service, agreements with PCT, practice Service, agreements with PCT, practice agreements, contracts of employment)agreements, contracts of employment)