Almost 10% Of GPs Take Time Off Due To Stress

A survey by Pulse (www.pulsetoday.co.uk) has discovered that one in eleven GPs took time off work because of stress, or 'burnout', in the last year. Worryingly, a third of those surveyed also said that they expected to do so within the next year.
This survey is part of Pulse's 'Battling Burnout' campaign, which aims to raise awareness of the issue and lobby for better support for those who need it.
Professor Clare Gerada, the new medical director of NHS London's Practitioner Health Programme, had this to say on the issue:
‘Change always produces anxiety, but we also seeing the denigration of NHS staff in the media, where we are being blamed even though most of us are trying to do a good job,’ she said. ‘It feels like GPs are seen as both scapegoats and messiahs. People want us to save the NHS through commissioning, but they also blame us for the problems.’
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