RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 A cross-sectional audit of the risk of burnout among senior medical staff in a UK district general hospital
JF Clinical Medicine
JO Clin Med
FD Royal College of Physicians
SP 203
OP 207
DO 10.7861/clinmed.2019-0161
VO 20
IS 2
A1 Anna Baverstock
A1 James Coulston
A1 Mark Dayer
YR 2020
UL http://www.rcpjournals.org/content/20/2/203.abstract
AB Objective The objective was to assess burnout in senior hospital doctors (consultants and staff grade, associate specialist and specialty (SAS) doctors) within a UK-based NHS district general hospital (DGH).Method A web-based survey was created using the validated abbreviated Maslach Burnout Inventory (aMBI) with consultants and SAS doctors in a DGH.Primary and secondary outcome measures We measured scores on aMBI subscales: depersonalisation, emotional exhaustion, personal accomplishment and efficacy.Results One-hundred and seventy-eight senior clinicians (60% of consultant and SAS doctors) completed the survey with 85% of these being substantive consultants. Forty-nine per cent of senior clinicians were found to be at high risk of burnout using metrics from the aMBI.Conclusions Burnout is prevalent among senior clinicians at this DGH.