The Experience of a Single NHS England Trust on the Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Junior and Middle-Grade Doctors: What Is Next?

Antonios Revythis, Sidrah Shah, Synthia Enyioma, Aruni Ghose, Meenash Patel, Afroditi Karathanasi, Elisabet Sanchez and Stergios Boussios
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Antonios Revythis: Department of Medical Oncology, Medway NHS Foundation Trust, Windmill Road, Gillingham, Kent ME7 5NY, UK
Sidrah Shah: Department of Medical Oncology, Medway NHS Foundation Trust, Windmill Road, Gillingham, Kent ME7 5NY, UK
Synthia Enyioma: Department of Medical Oncology, Medway NHS Foundation Trust, Windmill Road, Gillingham, Kent ME7 5NY, UK
Aruni Ghose: Department of Medical Oncology, Medway NHS Foundation Trust, Windmill Road, Gillingham, Kent ME7 5NY, UK
Meenash Patel: Department of Medical Oncology, Medway NHS Foundation Trust, Windmill Road, Gillingham, Kent ME7 5NY, UK
Afroditi Karathanasi: Department of Medical Oncology, Medway NHS Foundation Trust, Windmill Road, Gillingham, Kent ME7 5NY, UK
Elisabet Sanchez: Department of Medical Oncology, Medway NHS Foundation Trust, Windmill Road, Gillingham, Kent ME7 5NY, UK
Stergios Boussios: Department of Medical Oncology, Medway NHS Foundation Trust, Windmill Road, Gillingham, Kent ME7 5NY, UK

IJERPH, 2021, vol. 18, issue 19, 1-14

Abstract: The COVID-19 pandemic has undoubtedly affected all national healthcare systems at different levels. In countries heavily hit by the pandemic, it was reported that healthcare workers were asked to work long hours, had increased workload, were faced with difficult decisions, and that the resources were stretched. As such, the COVID-19 pandemic would create the perfect storm for burnout in healthcare workers. Within this context, we conducted a survey in a district general hospital in Southeast England. We focused on doctors in training, in different specialties. This survey included parts of the Maslach Burnout Inventory for healthcare professionals, along with other relevant questions, such as the financial impact and seeking of psychological support. The results showed moderate levels of emotional exhaustion, but high levels of personal satisfaction, a positive impact on doctors finances and very low levels of seeking support.

Keywords: COVID-19; Corona; coronavirus; SARS-CoV-2; burnout; medical staff; health personnel (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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