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Breaks at breaking point—doctors need to take time out in a pandemic

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Allan J, Powell D, Ferguson K & Plunkett E (2020) Breaks at breaking point—doctors need to take time out in a pandemic. [Opinion Piece] 02.10.2020. https://blogs.bmj.com/bmj/2020/10/02/breaks-at-breaking-point-doctors-need-to-take-time-out-in-a-pandemic/

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First paragraph Work during the covid-19 pandemic—whether it is frontline care, administration, management or pastoral support—has two hallmarks which makes it problematic for fatigue and performance: it is relentless and it is unpredictable.

Type of mediaOpinion Piece
StatusPublished
Publication date online31/10/2020
PublisherThe BMJ Opinion
Publisher URLhttps://blogs.bmj.com/…t-in-a-pandemic/

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Professor Julia Allan

Professor Julia Allan

Professor in Psychology, Psychology

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