How well do GP’s and hospital consultants in Qatar interacts ? : a survey ofthe professional relationship

Abstract EN

The study involved 196 participants, S3 (42.3 %) of which it ere consultants and 113 (57.7 %) were General Practitio¬ners I GP's).

Background : The way that GP's and hospital consult¬ants or specialists interact has important implications for any health care system in which a GP is the first contact health professional person for patients and the point of acces v to relatively scarce and expensive hospital services, for this reason, the relationship between the two main brain lies of the medical profession has received a consid¬erable amount of interest.

Objectives : To test out some professional issues on a random sample of both parties to determine their ability to h ork together productively.

Methods : We conducted a liekert-style survey based upon statements made in qualitative questionnaire sent to GP's and specialists working at Hamad Medical Corpora¬tion and health centers in state of Qatar.

The question¬naire was modified and validated during a multistage pilot and was distributed to a stratified random sample of 196 clinicians.

Results : GP's and consultants demonstrated a good level of agreement, mutual understanding and respect (Sig¬nificant difference in opinion only in four statements out of 13).

Conclusion : The ability of GP's and specialists to work together has been tested out and confirmed with accept¬able significance and it may be repeated to assess the rela¬tionship which is central to an efficient and effective op¬eration of health care delivery.