Calls to declare a health workforce emergency continue as a survey finds 86 percent of doctors believe there's a staffing emergency
Calls to declare a health workforce emergency continue as a survey finds 86 percent of doctors believe there's a staffing emergency
29 January 2022
This week the Association of Salaried Medical Specialists called on the Government to declare a health workforce emergency as Omicron takes hold.
The Medical Association backed the call.
The survey by Medworld found 65 percent are experiencing burnout and a third of doctors are being asked to complete work beyond their scope of expertise.
Medworld CEO and founder Sam Hazledine says it's a crisis situation.
He says they were already at breaking point before Covid-19 and have gone well beyond that point before Omicron has even ramped up.
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