On the question of burnout, don’t forget doctor personality

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On the question of burnout, don’t forget doctor personality

Jim Vause 2015

Jim Vause

Four Yorkshiremen Monty Python
The famous Four Yorkshiremen sketch by Monty Python, where the men outdo each other in tales of hardship

Jim Vause recalls his entry into general practice in 1980, when conditions were at least as bad as they are now, and wonders how much individual personality plays into the issue of burnout

“Why are some GPs still slaving over their inboxes at 8pm while others in the same practice are home sipping their savs?” The College has hit the