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“No way Jose!” Clinicians must have authority over patient care: the manager's scope of practice does not cover medical decisions
  1. Lise-Ann O'Neill
  1. Correspondence to Lise-Ann O'Neill, 99 Coolgreena Road, Beaumont, Dublin, Dublin 9 Ireland; liseannoneill{at}gmail.com

https://doi.org/10.1136/bjsports-2015-095420

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    This editorial uses a Premier League example but it discusses an international issue that transcends all levels of sport. What is the role of the team health professional? In the opening round of the 2015 English Premier League, Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho publicly attacked his medical team in the post-game media interview. Mourinho expressed his frustration with his medical team after they were beckoned on (twice) by the referee to attend to player Eden Hazard. This was in the dying minutes of stoppage time, leaving Chelsea exposed with only nine players on to defend a Swansea set piece.

    Mourinho reportedly said “I wasn’t happy with my medical staff because even if you are a medical doctor or secretary on the bench, you have to understand the game… My medical department left me with eight fit outfield players in a counter …

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    • Competing interests None declared.

    • Provenance and peer review Not commissioned; internally peer reviewed.