Junior doctors chaos - The Times 30th August 2007

Thursday, August 30, 2007

Nigel Hawkes’s analysis (“Disaster averted, but with long-term damage”, Aug 28) of the chaos caused when 30,000 junior doctors started new jobs is entirely accurate – clinics and operations had to be cancelled, but ultimately the medical profession ensured that patient safety was not put at risk. This is a tribute to the professionalism of junior doctors who got on with treating their new patients, often in jobs they had found only at the last minute, and to consultants who cancelled holidays to provide continuity for patients.

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