15/09/2026
You cannot pour from an empty cup - and in healthcare, that's not a platitude, it's a patient safety issue.
Burnout among doctors, nurses and allied health professionals isn't a personal failing. It's the predictable result of a system where rest is squeezed into whatever's left over, rather than built in from the start.
Locum work offers a genuinely different model. Defined assignments mean defined breaks - space to recover and recoup before you're back on the ward, not months down the line when annual leave finally arrives.
This isn't about avoiding commitment to patient care. It's about protecting your ability to deliver it, for decades, not just this rota cycle.
Read the full piece on the anti-burnout blueprint ๐ https://tinyurl.com/32rpwb8h