Growing waiting lists and staff shortages are putting pressure on hospital staff.
either sick or self-isolating in January - the highest since the first Covid wave - when Omicron cases caused disruption to services.So when Dr Moore took his holiday this month, he struggled to put work to one side.
"I view it very much as a recovery, rather than a holiday. It's just a period of time to recover to then be ready to go again." "But when there are one or two doctors on a ward for perhaps 27 or 30 acutely unwell individuals, phoning all of those families is simply not something we have time to do, despite the fact that we would really like to do it.The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites."That can contribute to feeling overwhelmed and exhausted - mixed in with a feeling of moral injury or not quite having done everything you wish for an individual. I've certainly struggled with that.
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