Things have to get better

Burnout: current knowledge and relevance to old age psychiatry

“…In psychiatry, the longer-term costs of burnout may be indicated by increasing early retirements and diculty in recruiting to psychiatric specialties (Kendell and Pearce, 1997;Storer, 1997).…”

Recruitment into psychiatry

“…Davies & Schlich produce some evidence to confirm the impression most of us gain from at least a substantial minority of trainees that, as far as general psychiatry is concerned, they are not attracted by the quality of life enjoyed by the consultants with whom they work. I have argued previously (Storer, 1997) that we need to be more pro-active in improving the lot of the consultant.…”

Invited commentaries on: Influencing the Department of Health

“…There is a steady haemorrhage of experienced community psy chiatrists from work in inner urban areas into early retirement, the private sector and less obviously demanding National Health Service posts. Morale throughout the profession appears low: Things have to get better' (Storer, 1997). The College is widely perceived as being marginalised in the development of policy.…”