Junior doctors ‘denied time off’ because of workforce shortages

The AMA WA says doctors-in-training are accruing months of annual leave they cannot take
Geir O'Rourke
Dr Jemma Hogan
Dr Jemma Hogan.

Junior doctors in WA’s hospitals say they are being denied time off because a recruitment crisis means management cannot find anyone to cover for them.

From Thursday, quarantine-free travel rules will allow locums from Victoria and NSW to finally return to the state after a gap of more than six months.