The third, mostly unspoken, category of conflict is power, and the most obvious example is committees.
Committees are the fastest growing things in health care — teamwork, collaboration, consultation, liaison, planning, strategy, development, review are just some of the buzzwords used to justify downing tools and having a yak.
We can’t just blame government for this — have a look at how many committees the AMA has created.
Many committees are very influential. A number have remuneration and benefits attached, not to mention the time off work. They can also offer the natural companion of power — prestige.
The appointments to these committees are often driven by politics, connections and geography rather than by merit.
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