GP stress

Oct 21, 2015

Locum insurance is essential now the new revalidation process risks making GP burnout even more likely

So you’re stressed but you’re hoping things will get easier, right?

In fact, the new revalidation process is likely to make things much worse. So what should you do about the increasing amount of stress you’re likely to face?

GPs are already under pressure. In June 2013 ‘Pulse’ reported that a staggering 43% GPs in their stress survey were classified as being at a very high risk of developing burnout.

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