From Medscape Medical News, 14 February 2025:
Junior doctors in Australia’s largest state are on the brink of strike action over working conditions, after a hospital administrator derided them as “clinical marshmallows [sic]” in a leaked email.
The email from an administrator at John Hunter Hospital in New Lambton Heights, Australia, was commenting on a request from a junior doctor who had objected to being rostered for 10 night shifts in a row. It included the comment, “Oh, that’s right…I forgot. Lifestyle before career,” and was accidentally sent to the wrong person, who then shared it with others.
The comment triggered an uproar among junior doctors (a term that describes interns, residents, and registrars) across the state, culminating in a protest outside the hospital in question and a threat of strike action if the state government did not address long-running workforce issues. Read more.
Bianca Nogrady 