Letters
Staff turnover and patient mortality
Critical problems with training and retention of doctors
BMJ 2025; 388 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.r93 (Published 21 January 2025) Cite this as: BMJ 2025;388:r93
- Sean Gill, trust grade senior house officer in gastroenterology
- Aintree University Hospital, Liverpool, UK
- seangill{at}doctors.org.uk
The concerning patient outcomes reported in Moscelli and colleagues’ study on nurse and doctor turnover1 underscore the critical problems with the training and retention of doctors in the NHS.
The loss of experienced senior clinicians is a longstanding problem exacerbated by unsustainable workloads, pension disputes, and industrial actions, all against a backdrop of unprecedented clinical …
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