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Mandatory reporting discourages doctors from seeking help, puts patients in harm’s way, GP body says
The rate of calls to Doctor’s Health in Queensland — an anonymous helpline for medical practitioners — increased by 25 per cent this year, raising fears they are not seeking the full extent of help they may need.
Key points:
- Experts say mandatory reporting laws disincentivise medical practitioners from seeking help and disclosing conditions
- There remains a stigma around mental health among medical practitioners and many fear they will lose their job
- There are concerns for patient wellbeing if the conditions of medical practitioners go untreated
In a year that COVID-19 crippled the country, it comes as no surprise that doctors, nurses, and other health professionals are under a great deal of stress.
Mandatory reporting laws, adopted…
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