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Nearly all doctors have faced a complaint in their career, survey finds

BMJ 2021; 372 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.n707 (Published 12 March 2021) Cite this as: BMJ 2021;372:n707
  1. Zosia Kmietowicz
  1. The BMJ

Nearly all GPs (97%) who responded to a survey from the Medical Defence Union (MDU) said they had received a complaint against them during the course of their career, with slightly lower figures for consultants (88%) and trainees (71%).

The survey, conducted …

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