{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/60b20104ffcfab00117e6199/6a7441082578a0c7e2dc6332?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Being a doctor - what it’s really like and how it has changed in the last 25 years.","description":"<p>I became a doctor in 1999 after many grapples with whether it was the right thing for me to do with my life.</p><p><br></p><p>Over 27 years later In reflect in this episode about what it means to be a doctor to give you some insight into&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;the role, its highs and lows and ultimately its essence.</p><p><br></p><p>Links:&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>Working time directives:&nbsp;<a href=\"https://www.bma.org.uk/pay-and-contracts/working-hours/european-working-time-directive-ewtd/doctors-and-the-european-working-time-directive\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.bma.org.uk/pay-and-contracts/working-hours/european-working-time-directive-ewtd/doctors-and-the-european-working-time-directive</a></p><p><br></p><p>Continuity matters:&nbsp;<a href=\"https://qualitysafety.bmj.com/content/35/6/370\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://qualitysafety.bmj.com/content/35/6/370</a></p><p><br></p><p>The year I started:&nbsp;<a href=\"https://www.theguardian.com/society/1999/dec/17/futureofthenhs.health\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.theguardian.com/society/1999/dec/17/futureofthenhs.health</a></p><p><br></p>","author_name":"Dr Ayan Panja"}