Duty Doctor

Roles and Responsibilities :

• Examine and diagnose patient conditions with the help of tests.
• Based on their findings, they prescribe treatment and medications to attempt to heal any illnesses.
• Providing treatment and follow-up on their patients progress.
• Doctors must explain the chances of success and the risk of failure of the suggested treatment.
• Making notes and preparing paperwork, both as a legal record of treatment and for the benefit of other healthcare professionals.
• Working with other doctors as part of a team, either in the same department or within other specialties.
• Liaising with other medical and non-medical staff in the hospital to ensure quality
• treatment.
• Promoting health education.
• Teaching and supervising junior doctors and medical students.