More physicians from the U.S. have witnessed physicians behaving badly than physicians in the United Kingdom, according to Medscape's October report "Physicians Behaving Badly: US vs UK."
Medscape surveyed nearly 2,800 physicians in the U.S. and the U.K. on how often and where physician bad behavior shows up.
Here's how physicians in the U.K. and the U.S. answered the question, "Have you seen physicians behaving inappropriately in the past five years?":
Yes, in the workplace:
U.S. physicians: 41 percent
U.K. physicians: 30 percent
Yes, on social media:
U.S. physicians: 30 percent
U.K. physicians: 32 percent
Yes, outside of the workplace:
U.S. physicians: 26 percent
U.K. physicians: 21 percent
No:
U.S. physicians: 38 percent
U.K. physicians: 53 percent