Percentage of respondents who reported consequences for their business or finances and career opportunities from the disciplinary process for doctors given reprimands (n=33–81) and warnings (n=151–212)*
| Reprimand, % | Warning, % | Total, % | Χ2 (p value) | |
| Lost patients | 19.75 (0.000) | |||
| Yes | 28.9 | 9.8 | 13.9 | |
| No | 47.8 | 72.4 | 64.9 | |
| I do not know | 22.2 | 11.7 | 13.9 | |
| Not Applicable (N/A) | 11.1 | 6.1 | 7.1 | |
| Fewer new patients | 15.07 (0.002) | |||
| Yes | 13.5 | 2.7 | 4.8 | |
| No | 56.8 | 82.5 | 77.4 | |
| I do not know | 24.3 | 9.4 | 12.4 | |
| N/A | 5.4 | 5.4 | 5.4 | |
| Colleagues who do not want to collaborate or do not want to refer patients to them | 8.55 (0.036) | |||
| Yes | 0 | 2.7 | 2.2 | |
| No | 75.7 | 89.2 | 86.5 | |
| I do not know | 21.6 | 7.4 | 10.3 | |
| N/A | 2.7 | 0.7 | 1.1 | |
| Consequences for career opportunities | 20.3 (0.000) | |||
| Yes | 33.3 | 7.6 | 13.2 | |
| No | 66.6 | 92.4 | 86.8 |
*Only significant differences are given.
Bolded value considered differences to be significant where they had a p value of <0.05.