Returning to work in secondary care is tricky

I was disappointed to see the complacency of the head of quality, diversity, and inclusion at the General Medical Council, Claire Light, regarding return to work support for doctors after a break.1 Although support is usually in place for trainees and those still employed, those who have had to leave employment can find the process disheartening and overwhelming. Light does not seem to recognise just how difficult it is for unemployed secondary care doctors to persuade (essentially beg) a trust to provide a placement when there is no funding, no recognised re-entry programme, and little or no support for a hosting trust or educational supervisor to understand what the issues might be nor how to tackle them. The only written guidance is from NHS Resolution, which is now 13 years old but had to be reinstated on its website owing to demand.2 The Health Education England programme has been discontinued…
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