Junior doctors repeatedly working past shift end, NHS data shows Tens of thousands of junior doctors are working past the end of their shifts because hospitals are so understaffed, NHS figures show.
Almost 36,000 trainee doctors in England have worked beyond their contracted hours more than 63,000 times since 2015.
The figures, obtained by the Health Service Journal website, show nearly 36,000 junior doctors have filed an “exception report” since 2015. Trainee medics were given the right to do this after their longrunning contract dispute with the government in 2014-16. The Guardian
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