Unfortunately Emergency Medicine is a 24/7 job, and even
as Consultants more of us will be working 24/7 in the
future. That may mean when we are 50+ dread the thought.
The problem for your bosses if they let you out of doing
nights it does set a precedent for other doctors to get
out of nights as well. The CEM goal is to have all
departments staffed by an ST4 or equivalent grade doctor.
Who is going to cover your shifts and at what cost.
I think the only ways to escape.
Medical reason why nights are bad for your health
Change in career which is difficult now and especially at
50.
Move departments where middle grades do not do nights,
which is going to become increasingly less in the future.
Andy Webster
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