Junior doctors shortage hits NHS - The Independent on Sunday 2nd March 2008

Doctors' leaders will this week present the Government with "compelling evidence" of a widespread shortage in their numbers. Junior doctors are being forced to work extra hours, often unpaid, to fill gaps in rotas left by colleagues who have completed their training. Many are on maternity or long-term sick leave. The British Medical Association (BMA) says a controversial new recruitment system is largely to blame. The system creates a fixed start and end date for jobs, greatly reducing staff flexibility, says the BMA.

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