Table 2.
Specialty, grade and ratings for all partially or fully identified doctors (n=85) (numbers in parentheses indicate juniors (jun) included in total)
| Spec | BBN+ | BBN neutl | BBN- | BBN v- | Not codable | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oncology | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Surg (jun) | 9 (3) | 18 (1) | 14 (4) | 5 (1) | 2 (1) | 48 (10) |
| Chest phys | 5 (1) | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 (1) |
| Phys (jun) | 1 (1) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 (1) |
| Gynae (jun) | 1 (1) | 3 (2) | 1 (1) | 0 | 0 | 5 (4) |
| Cons unkn | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| GP | 2 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 13 |
| Total | 20 (6) | 38 (3) | 17 (5) | 6 (1) | 4 (1) | 85 (16) |
BBN+=positive experience of receiving bad news; BBN neutl=neutral experience; BBN-=negative experience; BBN v-=very negative experience; jun=junior; phys=physician; cons unkn=consultant of unknown specialty