Role of the consultant obstetrician in the delivery suite
Abstract
The role of consultant obstetricians is under considerable debate. This has particularly focused on the role of consultants in intrapartum care. The article explores the role of the consultant in delivery suite from the view point of a consultant, a clinical director, a training programme director and a chief executive. These viewpoints determine a range of common themes which mean the duties of consultants over their career lifecycle need to be addressed; the need to expand consultant posts; and the tensions which inevitably occur. The authors believe these need to be addressed because of the need to ensure consultant roles in delivery suite are developed as a key part of seeing quality improvement.
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Citation
Hackett, M. and Gee, H. (1998), "Role of the consultant obstetrician in the delivery suite", Journal of Management in Medicine, Vol. 12 No. 2, pp. 101-108. https://doi.org/10.1108/02689239810227128
Publisher
:MCB UP Ltd
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