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Number of doctors retiring early trebles in England and Wales

Number of doctors retiring early trebles in England and Wales Denis Campbell Health policy editor © Provided by The Guardian Photograph: EyeEm/Alamy The number of doctors retiring early has more than trebled since 2008, prompting fears that burnout and high pension tax bills are prompting medics to leave the NHS. While 401 GPs and hospital doctors in England and Wales took early retirement in 2007-08, that number had soared to 1,358 in 2020-21 – an increase of 239% in 13 years. Doctors who quit before they are due to retire are also getting younger – the average age is now just 59 – new research by the BMJ reveals.

If my plant is OK, so am I : readers on small Covid lockdown saviours

‘If my plant is OK, so am I’: readers on small Covid lockdown saviours Alfie Packham and Guardian readers © Provided by The Guardian Photograph: Dorling Kindersley: Rob Streeter/Getty Images The small things in life matter most, it’s said, which is obviously lucky given most of the big things have been cancelled anyway. Guardian readers from around the world share the small pleasures that have helped them through the lockdown. © Photograph: Dorling Kindersley: Rob Streeter/Getty Images ‘The welfare of [my] plant started to become so important to me during lockdown,’ one reader says. ‘The last honest thing in our modern life: football’

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