BBC - Radio 4 Woman's Hour -Placing junior doctors

It's claimed a lack of choice about placements is forcing some doctors' families apart

There's further criticism of the Government's new recruitment system for junior doctors, with claims that some are having to leave their families or give up jobs altogether. The controversial Medical Training Application Service (MTAS), used to match junior doctors to specialist training posts, was axed earlier this year following complaints from doctors that the system was profoundly flawed. Now some junior doctors say it's left them with no choice about the location of their placement, and means they are having to leave partners and children in order to work. With women making up more than 60% of medical graduates, we look at the impact this is having on family life and the implications for the future of the profession.

Retired? Downsizing? Moving home to be nearer the kids?