Health workers suffering burnout

ONE in three healthcare workers are at an advanced stage of burnout, a doctors' health expert declared yesterday.

The first national conference on the health of doctors held in Dublin also heard that many GPs often ignore their own health to put patients first.

Those who attended the conference, jointly hosted by the Irish College of General Practitioners and the Medical Council, agreed on a series of recommendations to ensure that patient care is not compromised by doctors who continue to work while they are sick themselves.