NHS staff shortages leave doctors working in a system that isn’t safe

A GP checking a patient’s blood pressure. ‘GPs are good at managing risk but overload means that risks are less manageable,’ writes Dr Antonia Moore.At the same time, the future remains uncertain for doctors from the EU, and the number of doctors who are able to train in the UK for two years under the medical training initiative (MTI) is capped.An immediate solution would be to expand the MTI, place doctors on the Home Office shortage occupation list, and actively encourage the