The changes that have occurred in healthcare over the past few years represent a sea change from the autonomy and clout that physicians once had.

It’s no great secret to anybody working in medicine that most of these changes to practice — including the need to now spend the majority of the day clicking boxes on a computer screen — have not been well received by the majority of doctors.

Speaking as someone at a relatively early stage of my career, it’s impossible not to place a large proportion of the blame on the older generation of physicians, simply because it’s impossible for such a large and respected group of professionals to cede so much power so quickly, without a lack of strong leadership being a factor.

Nevertheless, what’s happened has happened, and we can only now look to the future to secure not only the best work environment for ourselves, but more importantly, the best for our patients.