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Resident doctors make up about half of all NHS doctors so NHS leaders are anxious about how the service will cope.

 

Host: Casey Magloire

Writer & Producer: Amalie Sortland

Episode Photography: Joe Mee

Executive producer: Rebecca Moore

10 mins • S1, E1259

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