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We do not have enough staff to offer patients the time that they deserve

I think that a striking example of the strain that the NHS is under, was during my FY1 general medical on-call shifts. I had been a doctor for about 6 months, and was working night-shifts covering 6 medical wards. These shifts are typically 12 hours, and we do a set of 3 or 4 in […]

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Psychological support should be mandatory for junior doctors

I had a guy who came into the emergency department, having been stabbed in the chest. I was still a very young doctor. We brought him into resus and it became apparent he was quickly deteriorating. His numbers dropped and he lost his circulation and the trauma surgeon shouted ‘open his chest’ and took a […]

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I left social care because of the mental toll

I left social care because of the mental toll. I’ve done a lot of home visits for all kinds of people and families from all over Birmingham. The things that you see can destroy you. I’ve seen malnourished children crying because they were starving. I’ve seen the worst living conditions imaginable with families living in […]

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I was told to let it go because “these things happen in our line of work”

I’ve had to physically restrain family members from fighting each other over who was allowed to be there. I was left with bruises and when I reported it I was told to let it go because “these things happen in our line of work”

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I have been attacked on multiple occasions by patients

I have been attacked on multiple occasions by patients or their relatives. I was followed home by a domestic abuse patient’s partner after they were told they had to leave the hospital. They stood outside my house and refused to leave me alone until I called the police.

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I was diagnosed with PTSD and had to leave my role because I couldn’t cope

After COVID my health deteriorated, I couldn’t sleep and I became so anxious I couldn’t leave the house. During that period I worked in a care home in the north east and I saw so much death that it made me ill. I was diagnosed with PTSD and had to leave my role because I […]

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I would urge any doctor to seriously consider moving abroad

My story isn’t unique, I know so many other healthcare professionals that have quit the NHS because they had to go through the worst experiences imaginable. I have helped save the lives of countless people, but it’s the faces of the people that I have had to watch die that will stay with me forever. […]

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One disgruntled patient was waiting for me by my car and threatened to turn up at my home.

In the last 12 months I’ve been threatened with assault multiple times by patients. On one occasion a patient refused to leave and I had to call the police because of the level of threats to me, my family and other staff in the building. On another occasion one disgruntled patient was waiting for me […]

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When I told him he needed to stop, he grabbed my wrist

On one occasion that I was treating a patient who complained about a pain in his abdominal area, he made me increasingly uncomfortable with comments about my appearance and when I told him he needed to stop, he grabbed my wrist and told me I need to “Chill out”. This isn’t the first and only […]

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There have been several instances where a patient has not wanted to be treated by me because of my skin colour