A&E pressure drives consultants to quit Britain in record numbers Senior doctors are deserting A&E units in rising numbers, with one in 25 emergency consultants emigrating last year. Three times as many emergency consultants left the NHS in 2013 than the year before, according to figures seen by The Times, prompting warnings that the exodus of skilled staff poses an “existential threat” to A&E units. Doctors’ leaders said that A&E units had passed a “tipping point” of rising pressure and falling resources, which was compelling dozens of doctors to seek an easier life in Australia, New Zealand or Canada. “At times it’s obvious that staff are running around like headless chickens desperately trying to cope and patients do report that people in A&E are exhausted and burning out,” said Cliff Mann, president of the College of Emergency Medicine, which compiled the figures. thetimes.co.uk/tto/health/news/article4112949.ece
Posted on: Mon, 09 Jun 2014 08:53:53 +0000
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