Arthur Rose
Cynicism as a strategic virtue
Rose, Arthur; Duschinsky, Robbie; Macnaughton, Jane
Abstract
Doctors are often forced to negotiate between imperatives of policy and the demands of good practice. Cynicism arises in the welter of difficult feelings elicited by such contexts, and is widely assumed to be bad for patients, national health systems, and for the clinicians themselves. Cynicism is typically regarded as a cause of distrust, professional misconduct, and a pathway to burnout. It is true that untempered cynicism can have these consequences. However, much of the cynicism seen in contemporary health care is not untempered, nor is it simply negative or unprofessional behaviour. Rather than simply the shrivelled hope of good practice, we argue that more balanced forms of cynicism can support rather than undermine quality of care.
Citation
Rose, A., Duschinsky, R., & Macnaughton, J. (2017). Cynicism as a strategic virtue. The Lancet, 389(10070), 692-693. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0140-6736%2817%2930349-5
Journal Article Type | Article |
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Online Publication Date | Feb 17, 2017 |
Publication Date | Feb 18, 2017 |
Deposit Date | May 25, 2017 |
Publicly Available Date | Mar 29, 2024 |
Journal | The Lancet |
Print ISSN | 0140-6736 |
Publisher | Elsevier |
Peer Reviewed | Peer Reviewed |
Volume | 389 |
Issue | 10070 |
Pages | 692-693 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1016/s0140-6736%2817%2930349-5 |
Related Public URLs | https://www.repository.cam.ac.uk/bitstream/handle/1810/262786/Rose_et_al-2017-The_Lancet-AM.pdf?sequence=1 |
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