Relevance of Safety Neng in Handling Diagnosc Uncertainty in Primary Care

Abstract

Diagnosc uncertainty is a common occurrence in primary care due to varying degrees of factors which may be paent-related, physician- related, or place of pracce-related. Safety neng is one of the opons available in handling such diagnosc uncertaines. Although there is no  consensus on what the contents or components of safety-neng advice should be, there are quite some that recur frequently. Safety neng  is used widely and has been observed in 65% and 90% of consultaons in England and Scotland, respecvely. Safety neng is a key element  of the Royal College of General Praconers (RCGP) curriculum, features mulple consultaon models and clinical guidelines, and is  recognised as forming part of 'best pracce' in primary care. This paper aims to bring this concept to the fore and see how to imbibe it  into our primary care training and pracce.