NHS SCOTLAND must improve workplace environments, the doctors’ union warned today in response to a survey revealing that the health of medics is being harmed by their workloads.

The British Medical Association (BMA) called for doctors to receive better support from the government after 77 per cent of respondents said their work had harmed their health and well-being in the past year.

BMA Scotland chairman Dr Lewis Morrison said: “Worryingly, our survey also found that two-thirds of doctors do not believe their employer provides sufficient support for staff well-being. This simply has to change.