The catastrophic collapse of morale among hospital physicians in Japan

The catastrophic collapse of morale among hospital physicians in Japan

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Hideo YasunagaDepartment of Health Management and Policy, Graduate School of Medicine, University of Tokyo, Tokyo, JapanAbstract: The past few decades have witnessed bleak pictures of unhappy physicians worldwide.Japanese physicians working in hospitals are particularly distressed.Today, Degradação de pastagens na Região Amazônica: propriedades físicas do solo e crescimento de raízes Pasture degradation in the Amazon region: soil physical properties and root growth Japan’s healthcare system is near collapse because physicians are utterly demoralized.Their loss of morale is due to budget constraints, excessive demands, physician shortages, poor distribution, long working hours, hostile media, increasing lawsuits, and violence by patients.

Severe cost-saving policies, inadequate distribution of healthcare resources, and the failure to communicate risks has damaged physicians’ morale "Google News" y el impacto de la Ley de Propiedad Intelectual en la prensa: un nuevo amanecer para la información and created conflicts between physicians and society.Physicians should communicate the uncertainty, limitations, and risks of modern medicine to all members of society.No resolution can be achieved unless trust exists between physicians, patients, the public, the media, bureaucrats, politicians and jurists.Keywords: physician’s morale, physician shortages, overwork, health policy.