Doctors ballot for industrial action over long working hours 

A survey of non-consultant hospital doctors found 96% worked over 48 hours a week, many on multiple occasions and they are routinely not paid for all hours worked.

Junior doctors began balloting for industrial action last night after a survey revealed that 40% have worked over 24 hours in one shift and 91% feel they have little or no control over their work lives.

Cases of doctors collapsing while mid-surgery from exhaustion or pulling into petrol stations for a nap due to tiredness after work were highlighted by the Irish Medical Organisation (IMO) at the start of a campaign to improve working conditions.