dxmedstudent:

The following day, Hilary emailed me: “I was thinking yesterday about your question. On reflection, I think that my first day was just the beginning of a huge number of experiences (of myself and others) that brought me to my current belief on working within NHS medicine. That it just doesn’t care. That it chews people up, spits them out and then gets another well-meaning chump to replace them. Sorry if that sounds harsh, and I do have some sadness in writing it, but I also think it’s 100% true.”

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This entire article is an absolute must-read for anyone considering working in medicine, particularly in the UK.

It’s about the experiences of Caroline Elton, an occupational psychologist who has worked with medics for more than 20 years. But it is also absolutely about the many things doctors currently face, the reasons why many of us are leaving or struggling or deeply unhappy,  and few articles have addressed so many points as this one.

Absolutely spot on.