Letter

Junior doctors' shifts and sleep deprivation: New on-call rotas do not work

BMJ 2005; 331 doi: 10.1136/bmj.331.7515.514 (Published 1 September 2005)
Cite this as: BMJ 2005;331:514.1

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  1. Nicholas Akerman, specialist registrar in anaesthetics (nik_lucy@hotmail.com)
  1. Scarborough Hospital, Scarborough YO12 6QL

    EDITOR—Clearly the editorial by Murray et al on junior doctors' shifts has struck a chord with many, as on-call rotas are something close to many doctors hearts.1 2 To most it seems the grass is not greener on the other side.

    Having worked most rotas, be it a traditional one in four, with full weekends, to partial, hybrid, and full …

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