The Changing Roles of Doctors

Physician's Role -- history. Physicians -- Great Britain.

Medicine -- Practice -- Great Britain. Physician's Role -- Great Britain.

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Summary This new book describes the evolution of the medical profession and how the role of the doctor and expectations of that role have changed over time. It critically examines developments in the light of both external influences such as the ageing population, patient attitudes, government regulation, and internal changes such as the increasing knowledge base, advances in technology and changes in recruitment. Challenges in management, working environment, education and training are considered and practical recommendations for both practicing and student doctors are offered.

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The holistic approach is supported with contributions from both primary and secondary care practitioners together with academics and educationalists. It is highly recommended for doctors and medical students seeking new strategies for understanding and managing change.

Sociologists and policy makers, too, will find the wide-ranging perspectives enlightening-- Contents 1. The changing working environment: Interprofessional practice and rank dynamics: Notes Includes bibliographical references and index. View online Borrow Buy Freely available Show 0 more links Set up My libraries How do I set up "My libraries"? Disease was now seen in terms of malfunctioning lesions, meaning pathological changes produced by disease. Doctors had a wider variety and larger number of patients, and could see links between symptoms and anatomy more clearly.

During the early 19 th century, statistical evidence was also first held to be relevant. They might have understood the causes of disease better, but still had no effective treatment. Medicine in the laboratory During the 19th and 20th century researchers began to understand the cellular processes underling various illnesses.

This meant that medical understanding had to become all the more specialized, and the sick man in the classic sense disappeared from view. This was accompanied by a feeling of exclusivity within the medical world.

However, the concept of a good doctor underwent major transformation, as with the increase of specialized knowledge the general practitioners were largely replaced by specialists. The general practitioner, still the first line of contact for the patient, is excluded from the hospital setting and also from the specialist knowledge gained in those settings.

Consultations also changed location; home visits have become more and more infrequent, and patients are requested to go see the doctor. Challenges in management, working environment, education and training are considered and practical recommendations for both practising and student doctors are offered. The holistic approach is supported with contributions from both primary and secondary care practitioners together with academics and educationalists.

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It is highly recommended for doctors and medical students seeking new strategies for understanding and managing change. Sociologists and policy makers, too, will find the wide-ranging perspectives enlightening.

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Whether it relates to the professional power base or the changing demographics of the profession itself, both topics are discussed in this book. The topics are thought-provoking as they should be, but all come back asking what doctors are for. This remains a key issue and one that requires discussion and debate.



Table of Contents Foreword. Drivers for change in the medical profession. The changing working environment: Changes in postgraduate medical education and training. The shifting sands of professional power.