Junior doctors repeatedly working past shift end, NHS data shows

[Northerner]

Tens of thousands of junior doctors are working past the end of their shifts because hospitals are so understaffed, NHS figures show.

Almost 36,000 trainee doctors in England have worked beyond their contracted hours more than 63,000 times since 2015.

The figures, obtained by the Health Service Journal website, show nearly 36,000 junior doctors have filed an “exception report” since 2015. Trainee medics were given the right to do this after their longrunning contract dispute with the government in 2014-16.

The junior doctors filed 63,309 exception reports over the last three years, the data shows. Croydon Health Services NHS trust received the most: an average of 8.5 times for each of the 205 junior doctors it employs.

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[trophywench]

Well nobody can argue that this happens, it's been the case all my life as far as I'm aware as a woman in the street (but never on the Clapham omnibus LOL)

I'm really don't think there is any chance of resolving it, without imposing limits on the customers.

 

[mikeyB]

That was regular when I was a junior doctor, but it never got in the papers. No overtime payments either. To be honest, we were grateful to have a job, and getting the experience.

How times change.