• Clin Med (Lond) · Mar 2020

    A cross-sectional audit of the risk of burnout among senior medical staff in a UK district general hospital.

    • Anna Baverstock, James Coulston, and Mark Dayer.
    • Taunton and Somerset NHS Trust, Taunton, UK.
    • Clin Med (Lond). 2020 Mar 1; 20 (2): 203207203-207.

    ObjectiveThe objective was to assess burnout in senior hospital doctors (consultants and staff grade, associate specialist and specialty (SAS) doctors) within a UK-based NHS district general hospital (DGH).MethodA web-based survey was created using the validated abbreviated Maslach Burnout Inventory (aMBI) with consultants and SAS doctors in a DGH.Primary And Secondary Outcome MeasuresWe measured scores on aMBI subscales: depersonalisation, emotional exhaustion, personal accomplishment and efficacy.ResultsOne-hundred and seventy-eight senior clinicians (60% of consultant and SAS doctors) completed the survey with 85% of these being substantive consultants. Forty-nine per cent of senior clinicians were found to be at high risk of burnout using metrics from the aMBI.ConclusionsBurnout is prevalent among senior clinicians at this DGH.© Royal College of Physicians 2020. All rights reserved.

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