Patient care suffers as European rules cut doctors’ hours: BMA

Patient care is suffering as European rules restricting working hours means there is a shortage of doctors, the British Medical Association has warned.
By Rebecca Smith, Medical Editor
Six months after the European Working Time Directive was applied to junior doctors, bringing their maximum weekly hours down from 56 to 48, there are major problems, a survey has found.

The British Medical Association surveyed junior doctors and found that four in ten are working on teams that do not have enough people. Read More…



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