Climate change and professional responsibility: a cross-sectional survey among German general practitioners
Niklas Freese, Anja Hesse, Bjarn-Ove Tetzlaff, Sabine Salloch · 2026
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Freese and colleagues surveyed German family doctors about climate duty, in a 2026 BMC Medical Ethics paper. Heat and pollution increasingly shape patient health, and professional codes cast doctors as public role models. The team asked five hundred general practitioners how far that responsibility reaches into daily practice.
About two thirds called climate and environment topics relevant to their role, and most accepted doctors as societal examples. Far fewer felt personally responsible inside the clinic, placing duty instead with institutions and policymakers. Women reported stronger concern than men. The authors recommend clearer guidance in standards, guidelines, and training so doctors know what their role asks of them.
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| CREATOR | Niklas Freese, Anja Hesse, Bjarn-Ove Tetzlaff, Sabine Salloch |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 42 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |