Table 2 Reporting behaviour of junior doctors
Reporting Behaviour | To whom do junior doctors (interns and SHOs) report incidents ** | |
|---|---|---|
Hospital A | Out of the 148 Questionnaires on Safety Concerns gathered in Hospital A from interns, 38 (25.7%) witnessed a safety concern or incident in the previous week with only 4 of these respondents reporting the incident (10.5%). SHOs – 32 SHOs (41.6%) witnessed a safety concern or incident in the previous week with 19 stating they reported the incident (59.4%) | In Hospital A, of the 4 interns that formally reported incidents 75% (n = 3) reported to nursing staff. One participant reported to an SHO and one used the formal reporting system. In contrast for SHOs, out of the 19 that formally reported incidents, 42.1% (n = 8) reported their concerns to a registrar, followed by 36.8% (n = 7) to consultants with nursing staff at 31.6% (n = 6). |
Hospital B | In Hospital B out of 195 questionnaires gathered (all interns), 65 (33.3%) stated they witnessed a safety concern or incident in the previous week with 20 stating they reported the incident (30.8%) | Of the 20 that formally reported incidents 55% (n = 11) reported to a registrar; 25% (n = 5) to SHOs; 20% (n = 4) to consultants; and 10% (n = 2) to intern; 15% (n = 3) personally submitted incident form; 5% (n = 1) ensured that someone else filled the incident form. |