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NSW doctors embrace ‘marshmellow’ moniker to highlight ‘catastrophic situation’ in public hospitals

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Union says viral email stuff-up downplaying junior doctors’ concerns has become a focal point for what it labels ‘toxic’ and ‘hazardous’ workplace conditionsFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastIf you were to walk into a New South Wales hospital over the past week, you might have seen doctors bringing marshmallows to work, or perhaps cartoon images of the anthropomorphised gelatinous sweet with a stethoscope and white lab coat upon their break-room walls.Thousands of doctors across the state have embraced calling themselves “clinical marshmellows [sic]” after a medical administration manager at the Hunter New England local health district called junior doctors the moniker in an email stuff-up.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading…



Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/feb/07/the-hunter-new-england-clinical-marshmellow-email-doctors-reaction-ntwnfb

Author : Natasha May Health reporter

Publish date : 2025-02-07 01:21:23

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