Table 3 Reporting behaviour of junior doctors - Pre and post intervention reporting levels
Hospital A Interns | Hospital A SHOs | Hospital B Interns | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Pre intervention | 25 interns (25.3%) had witnessed an incident | 0% formally reported it | 16 SHOs (30.2%) witnessed an incident | 9 of these (56.3%) formally reported it. 6 (66.7%) of them stated they received a satisfactory response while 11.1% stated that they did not. | 47 interns (33.3%) had witnessed an incident | 13 interns (27.7%) formally reported it |
Post intervention | 13 interns (26.5%) had witnessed an incident | 4 (30.8%) reported it and 50% of those received a satisfactory response | 16 SHOs witnessed an incident; representing an increased proportion of respondents (66.7%) | 10 (62.5%) formally reported the incident, with 40% receiving a satisfactory response, 50% not receiving a satisfactory response | The percentage of the sample witnessing an incident remained constant at 33.3% (n = 18) | 7 (38.9%) of those formally reported the incident |