Too few junior doctors on work rotas says BMA
Four out of 10 junior doctors are working on understaffed rotas, according to a poll out today.
The introduction of the European Working Time Directive (EWTD) cut the number of hours doctors can work to 48 per week.
The British Medical Association (BMA), which carried out the survey of more than 1,500 junior doctors, said hospitals are still struggling to cope six months after the EWTD came into force.
Dr Shree Datta, chair of the BMA's junior doctor committee, said: "It is essential for patient safety that this problem is taken seriously."