Medical Emergency

Podcast: File on 4 Investigates · BBC Radio 4

Opublikowano: 2026-09-02

One doctor dies by suicide every three weeks, according to figures from the British Medical Association. In 2021, Dr Lalith Wijedoru left his role as consultant paediatrician in emergency medicine, to focus on supporting workforce health and wellbeing, including those working in healthcare. Given rare access to a wellbeing and recovery retreat, we hear emotional testimonies from the four groups of doctors at greatest risk of suicide - General Practitioners, anaesthetists, surgeons and psychiatrists. Their stories - of workplace bullying, isolation, fatigue and fear of patient complaints - suggest a system in which doctors...