Thursday 11 August 2016

'I crashed my car after a night shift and now have post-traumatic stress disorder'

'I crashed my car after a night shift and now have post-traumatic stress disorder'


Nurses, doctors and other healthcare professionals recount their experiences of driving home after working at night
‘I fell asleep at the wheel’: the dangers of doctors driving home

Last month, the Guardian Healthcare Professionals Network published an article about the dangers of doctors driving home after working nights. Two in five UK doctors (41%) have fallen asleep at the wheel after a night shift, according to an online survey of 1,135 doctors fromDoctors.net.uk.

Within hours of publication, the network was flooded with emails, tweets and comments below the line and on Facebook from various healthcare professionals who wanted to share their thoughts and experiences. Here are some of them:
Guardian

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