Simons Julia, Vaughan Jenny
Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Sheffield, UK.
London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust, London, UK and Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, London, UK.
Future Healthc J. 2020 Jun;7(2):158-160. doi: 10.7861/fhj.2020-0035.
The COVID-19 pandemic has changed the face of healthcare delivery. This article discusses the concept of medical sacrifice and personal risk, and how healthcare workers can apply these concepts when working outside their comfort zones, while remaining within the limits of their clinical competence. Guidance from the General Medical Council and the medical defence organisations is reviewed and considered in its practical application. We explore how a medical student, now a 'fast tracked' junior doctor, and a senior consultant, with pre-existing health issues, can feel confident working as part of the NHS response to COVID-19.
新冠疫情改变了医疗服务的面貌。本文讨论了医疗牺牲和个人风险的概念,以及医护人员在舒适区之外工作时如何应用这些概念,同时又能保持在其临床能力范围内。对英国医学总会和医疗辩护组织的指导意见进行了审查,并考虑了其实际应用。我们探讨了一名现在已“快速晋升”为初级医生的医学生,以及一名有既往健康问题的高级顾问,如何能够自信地作为英国国家医疗服务体系应对新冠疫情的一部分开展工作。