Patients could be put at risk if junior doctors fail to ensure they get enough sleep, a report has warned.British Medical Association (BMA) Scotland said unusual shifts could severely knock sleep patterns out of kilter.The organisation's chair of Scottish Junior Doctors Committee, Dr Gordon Lehany, said there should be more focus on improving working patterns.He said: "It is essential that the problems associated with working irregular shift patterns are recognised and reduced."He also commented that studies into sleep deprivation and how it affects performance should be taken into account.The German Society of Psychotherapy and Neurological Healing's Professor Thomas Pollmaecher recently told timeslive.co.za that reducing workplace stress can improve the quality of sleep.
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