An email was mistakenly sent to a junior doctor who allegedly spoke up about being rostered on for 10 night shifts in a row, a practice which has been deemed unsafe for staff and their patients.
The message from a manager stated, “I wonder if any of them realise that they are a doctor and that this is what happens.
“Oh, that’s right… I forgot.
“Life style before career.
“God help us in the future.
“We are going to have a workforce of clinical marshmellows.”
Doctors Union President Dr Nicholas Spooner said the email was not an isolated incident at one hospital.
“It is a symptom of the broader crisis within our public hospitals that is playing out across NSW,” he said.
“Hospitals are severely understaffed and can’t meet patient demand. We have a toxic workplace culture that demands doctors risk their own health and safety to fill rosters.