(ANSA) - ROME, SEPTEMBER 05 - Over 1,000 doctors in Great Britain are thinking of giving up the National Health Service (NHS) and moving abroad due to the mismanagement of the coronavirus epidemic by the government of Boris Johnson.
This was revealed by a survey published by the Guardian according to which doctors have a strong sense of "frustration" and "disenchantment".
Those who do not intend to move abroad, are thinking of a period of time off from work or moving to the private sector, reveals the investigation conducted by the Doctor's AssociationUK.
Of the 1,758 doctors surveyed across the UK, nearly seven out of ten - 1,214 (69%) - responded that "the pandemic and the government's treatment of frontline doctors are pushing them to leave" public health.
When asked "where do you see yourself working in the next one or three years?", Almost two thirds - 1,143 (65%) - answered outside the NHS, a system already in crisis with over 8,000 doctors fewer than the number needed.
The main reason for leaving the national health service, cited by 74% of respondents, is the lack of salary increase.
Although London recently announced a 2.8% wage increase for many doctors in the UK, the measure does not apply to residents and most general practitioners.
Other main reasons: the lack of personal protective equipment (65%) in the worst moment of the health crisis caused by Covid-19 and the prohibition for doctors to speak publicly (54%).
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