Fatigued, overworked doctors demand overhaul to working conditions fearing patient safety

Council of Doctors in Training co-chairs Robert Nayer and Natasha Abeysekera said the survey result should come as a wake-up call to health authorities. Growing numbers of overworked, exhausted training doctors fear they will make fatigue-related mistakes if public hospitals do not overhaul working conditions.

“Every year more and more doctors in training raise this as a key concern and they need to be heard before their fears become a reality,” Dr Nayer said.