Dr. Rita Doyle:

Doctors are abused, I would think. They are made to work far longer hours. We would not let a pilot fly forever but there is no limit to the number of hours consultants can work. Doctors report bullying in the workplace; certainly among the younger doctors between 40% and 50% report bullying in the workplace. I listen to the young doctors. The interns in particular worry me terribly because they do not even have a job description. Their current job description is that they do what nobody else will do. These are the cream of our graduates. These are the people with high intellects and they are thrown into this system and are absolutely exhausted. They talk about bullying, lack of respect and the absence of any good work-life balance.