General Article Young doctors wanting to work part-time ‘threatens NHS staffing crisis’

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During the pandemic, virtual triage and consultations have sped up treatments and reduced the number of unnecessary in-person interactions.

By Joe Pinkstone, Science Correspondent

More than half of trainees (56 per cent) working for the NHS are considering only working part-time hours, according to figures released by a royal college.

A fifth of doctors already work part-time and this trend looks likely to increase in popularity, according to a survey from the Royal College of Physicians (RCP...

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