Covid-19: Doctors feel under pressure to work extra shifts unpaid, survey shows

Return to Work in COVID-19: Review of Current Guidelines

Background and aims: Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) is mainly a respiratory disease which is caused by the SARS-CoV-2 Virus. The outbreak first began in Wuhan, China, in December 2019 and then expanded globally. COVID-19 can result in illness ranging from mild to severe. However, some of the affected individuals might be asymptomatic. Symptoms of the disease may appear in as few as 2 days...

Should doctors work 24 hour shifts?

The question of whether doctors should work 24 hour shifts has several aspects: are they harmful to patients, are they harmful to trainees, and are there benefits to trainees if they are going to be required to care for patients for 24 hours after completion of training? In the United States, the question of 24 hour shifts resurfaced with the recent decision of the Accreditation Council for Gra...

Survey shows assigning extra staff to OR cases is widespread.

Integrating Unpaid Work into National Policies

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Survey of perceived stress and work demands of consultant doctors.

OBJECTIVES The objectives of this study were to assess the work demands as potential stressors of health service consultants, and to describe the development of tools for measuring stress experiences of consultants. METHODS A stratified random sample of 500 NHS consultants in Scotland was targeted by a postal questionnaire and 375 (75%) returned a valid response. They completed questionnaires...