More Than 1 in 5 Doctors Took Time Off Owing to Stress: Poll

A third of doctors are also struggling with their workload and feel unable to cope, according to a General Medical Council poll of more than 4,000 doctors. More than one in five doctors (23 percent) had to take a leave of absence last year because of stress, a survey by the General Medical Council (GMC) has found. Some 41 percent of the 4,000 UK doctors polled said they refused to take on additional workloads, nearly double (23 percent) the number from 2021. More than a fifth of doctors (21 percent)...