NHS doctors say lengthy disciplinary processes have left them feeling suicidal

Half of the doctors who recounted their experience said they had been accused of wrongdoing after raising concerns about patient safety where they worked. Photograph: Lynne Cameron/PA

UK doctors are having suicidal thoughts because disciplinary proceedings against them by their NHS employer take so long to resolve, research has found.

Medics who have been accused of misconduct say the current system of investigating allegations is “brutal” and “humiliating” to go through and can feel “like a witch-hunt”.