RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Sacrifice and risk in the time of COVID-19
JF Future Healthcare Journal
JO Future Healthc J
FD Royal College of Physicians
SP 158
OP 160
DO 10.7861/fhj.2020-0035
VO 7
IS 2
A1 Julia Simons
A1 Jenny Vaughan
YR 2020
UL http://www.rcpjournals.org/content/7/2/158.abstract
AB 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.