Thousands of doctors planning to leave the NHS citing pandemic stress and burnout

Thousands of doctors are planning to leave the NHS in the coming year, exhausted by the coronavirus pandemic.

A survey by the British Medical Association found that half of doctors plan to work fewer hours, one in four were more likely to take a career break and 21% were considering leaving the NHS for a different career.

The tracker survey was responded to by 2,099 people.

Many blamed their workload, including an inability to take breaks, and almost 40% said they did not have anywhere at work where they could relax safely with colleagues.

Also, the number of UK doctors considering early retirement has rocketed from 14% last June to 32% in April’s survey.

Photo: A medical worker outside St Thomas’ Hospital, Central London, Britain. EPA-EFE/WILL OLIVER

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