‘Grave concerns’ over duties for junior doctors as Medical Council issue damning report

Trainee doctors barely out of medical school are being asked to perform duties above their grade, are subject to bullying and inadequate supervision, and given poor feedback about their progress, according to a series of Medical Council reports on clinical training in nine hospitals.

They also regularly work in excess of a 48-hour week, which is illegal, are often not given protected training time and are asked to seek consent for procedures with which they are not familiar.