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Junior doctors' shifts and sleep deprivation: “Weeks of nights” give the illusion of working fewer hours

BMJ 2005; 331 doi: 10.1136/bmj.331.7515.515 (Published 1 September 2005)
Cite this as: BMJ 2005;331:515.1

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  1. Arvindan Veiraiah, specialist registrar clinical pharmacology (dr_veiraiah@hotmail.com)
  1. Llandough Hospital, Penarth CF64 2XX

    EDITOR—Murray et al present a good argument against the current practice of weeks of nights.1 However, many managers (and doctors) ask why doctors find even four nights in a row too difficult whereas nurses have managed quite well with a rota that entails a set of consecutive nights. There are …

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