Moral duty to cover rota gaps


GMC good medical practice states that patient safety may be affected if we are not able to provide care, but beyond our contracted hours we also have a duty to ensure we have enough rest to avoid a negative impact on our judgment and performance, a duty to our family or those who depend on us, and a duty to be trustworthy when it comes to commitments outside of work.

And your employer has a responsibility to you, to make sure the system as a whole functions to avoid problems- the decision to fill a rota gap should ideally be a rational one, not a moral one, and when others are not fulfilling their responsibilities you can certainly refuse to feel guilty about not seeing it as a moral responsibility for filling a rota gap.


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