Is being a doctor in the UK stressful?

GPs in the UK are among the most stressed and least satisfied with their jobs compared with family doctors in 10 other high income countries, according to a new report. Some 60\% of 1,001 UK GPs responding to a survey by the Commonwealth Fund said that they found their job ‘very stressful’ or ‘extremely stressful’.

How stressful is medicine UK?

Nearly one in three UK doctors may be ‘burnt out’ and stressed,’ suggests the results of an in-depth survey, published in the online journal BMJ Open. The findings indicate that doctors working in emergency medicine and general practice are the most at risk of exhaustion, stress, and compassion fatigue.

Is UK a good country for doctors?

United Kingdom: Even though UK doctors flock to Australia to work, they make a salary worth sticking around for. However, the UK is among the countries that offer great financial aid to its medical students. That is definitely good news, for students who wish to take up medicine.

Are GP happy in UK?

UK GPs are the least satisfied with the amount of time they are able to spend with patients – just 1 in 4 UK GPs (29\%) feel satisfied with the length of time spent with patients, and just 5\% feel ‘extremely’ or ‘very’ satisfied. Workload pressures are growing across general practice.

Is GP a stressful job?

Beccy Baird, lead author of The King’s Fund study, said: ‘GP workload is incredibly intense – too intense to work full-time. Seeing a patient every ten minutes, or having phone calls with them for eight hours a day plus four hours follow-up – that’s not sustainable. ‘

Do GPs enjoy their jobs?

The number of patients per GP has grown, from 2,180 to 2,240 last year alone, placing greater workload on practitioners. In the survey, UK GPs also report that they are doing more of most types of patient consultation, including face to face, telephone triage and telephone consulting.