A survey of junior doctors by the General Medical Council (GMC) shows that 19% of paediatric trainees are at “high risk” of burnout while half rated the intensity of their workload as “heavy or very heavy”. In addition, 12% of paediatric trainers surveyed said they were at “high risk” of burnout.
Professor Steve Turner, president of the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health, said the findings are a “huge worry”.
“Trainees are the backbone of our current paediatric workforce and will be its future consultants,” he said.
"Our trainees are key to all aspects of child health services and these results are an inevitable outcome of constantly bearing the brunt of the rising and heavy workload all of our members face.
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