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  • Staff in the NHS are, first...
    Johnston, Peter W; Cleland, Jennifer

    BMJ (Online), 02/2018, Volume: 360
    Journal Article

    Responses to rising patient demand, financial constraints, and political dogma in the UK may be well intended and focus on patient need, but they fail to respect the human nature of the professional groups on whom we rely to deliver care. Senior doctors retire early to avoid pressures and financial penalties on their pensions resulting from continued employment.