Ill doctors unable to take time to recover

OVERWORKED doctors who fall ill are either unable to take time off or are forced to return to work before fully recovering, a GP survey has found.

The survey, which will be discussed today at the first national conference on the health of doctors, found up to 60% of GPs fell into this category.

Many of the 500 family doctors surveyed had concerns about their health but were reluctant to seek treatment from a colleague.