Sick of being a doctor: Over-worked hospital medics pushed towards the brink

The stress on over-worked hospital medics and GPs is pushing them out of the industry, says Áilín Quinlan.

IN the last six years, Donal*, a hospital doctor in his early 30s, has worked in nine different hospitals, in Ireland and abroad.

Since 2012, he has also lived in a different county each year, as part of his specialist training.