Notification of a colleague's possible impairment — communication and ethics station

Station brief

Format. Communication and ethics station, approximately 12 minutes. You are the obstetric registrar on labour ward. The Director of Obstetrics is off-site. The senior midwife has raised a concern about Dr B. The assessor will run the clock and feed you prompts about your reasoning, your communication with Dr B, your team, the patient on the list and (later) the regulator. ^[1][3]

Candidate instruction. Lead the response to the concern. Verbalise your reasoning, your order of actions, your communication with Dr B, your documentation, your escalation, and your plan for the team and the patient. ^[1][2]