Doctors

One on five consultant physicians reported feeling on the verge of burnout

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Consultant shortages in NHS 'impacting on patient care'
WIDESPREAD consultant vacancies are "significantly impacting patient care", according to a census of UK physicians. The annual workforce census carried out by the Royal College of Physicians, the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh (RCPE), and the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons Glasgow (RCPSG) found that 58% of their members were reporting consultant physician vacancies within their department last year.

Dr Iain Kennedy said there was no area of the country not facing a medical staffing crisis

Dr Iain Kennedy said there was no area of the country not facing a medical staffing crisis

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Warning patients at risk from 'dangerous and worsening' shortage of rural doctors

Junior doctors in Scotland have touted strike action over pay

Junior doctors in Scotland have touted strike action over pay

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SNP ministers offer junior doctors 14.5 per cent pay rise to halt strike threat

The survey was carried out before recent pension tax changes announced in the UK's Spring Budget

The survey was carried out before recent pension tax changes announced in the UK's Spring Budget

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'Burned out and disillusioned' - so will UK pension tax shake up stop doctor exodus?

Dr Gordon Caldwell said had come under pressure to 'find enough evidence' to justify sacking two consultant colleagues, and that his warnings over the safety of junior doctor training had been ignored

Dr Gordon Caldwell said had come under pressure to 'find enough evidence' to justify sacking two consultant colleagues, and that his warnings over the safety of junior doctor training had been ignored

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'Still a lot of fear': Top doctor blames NHS Highland 'dysfunction' for doctor exodus

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