'I didn't feel valued': Doctor says resignation was 'like erasing my existence' amid NHS staff 'burnout'
The NHS is facing the greatest workforce crisis in its 74-year history and one that is creating a serious risk to patient safety.
Allesia Waller is a junior doctor working in central London and she has had enough of the NHS and is looking to move abroad to continue her career. "I just hated going to work. I hated being at work. I didn't feel like I was doing my job well anymore. I was just disconnected and disillusioned with everything."
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