Understaffed Rotas Are Pushing The NHS To Breaking Point, Says New Junior Doctors Leader, UK

The BMA has uncovered Department of Health data that estimates that junior doctor staffing rotas in the UK were short by almost 3,000 doctors at the end of 2008*. The BMA fears this problem has got worse as a result of inadequate preparations prior to the implementation of the 48 hour week which came into force for junior doctors in August.