Medic alert over young doc exodus
BY CRAIG PATON THE head of the British Medical Association in Scotland has called for more support to help retain NHS Scotland doctors amid staff shortages.
Dr Lewis Morrison made the plea to the Government ahead of the BMA conference in Glasgow.
The chairman, a consultant with NHS Lothian, said 226 junior doctors had left NHS Scotland before completing their second year of work after graduation in the past five years.
He said: “More effort must be made by the Government and employers to ensure that doctors feel supported and valued from the minute they step through hospital doors for the first time.
“Otherwise, how can they expect to retain staff ?”