Junior doctors work themselves to exhaustion in unpaid overtime. It is demoralising – so I took a stand | Amireh Fakhouri
29-04-2024 05:16 via theguardian.com

Junior doctors work themselves to exhaustion in unpaid overtime. It is demoralising – so I took a stand | Amireh Fakhouri

The fatigue affects our wellbeing and our ability to care for patients. Hospitals are only as good as their staff so we must look after them“I did it and so will you.” These few words shaped my experience as a junior doctor. My superiors expected me to work long hours, often to a point of total exhaustion. They told me it was part and parcel of the job.Before I became a junior doctor, I knew the job would require long hours. The work would be unpredictable. There would be emergencies
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