Doctors demand working from home
NHS doctors want to be able to work from home, even though the worst of Covid has blown over.
Hospital consultants say the pandemic has proved they can safely care for patients on wards through a ‘computer on wheels’.
The British Medical Association has now urged ministers to ‘seriously’ consider the benefits of a hybrid-working model. The union said: ‘The ability of some doctors to work remotely at certain times in the pandemic should be acknowledged.’
Hospital consultants say the pandemic has proved they can safely care for patients on wards through a ‘computer on wheels’.
The British Medical Association has now urged ministers to ‘seriously’ consider the benefits of a hybrid-working model. The union said: ‘The ability of some doctors to work remotely at certain times in the pandemic should be acknowledged.’
