Work–life balance
Removal of choice can be subtle or implicit, and professionals can often realise it is their non-professional life that they want prioritised: if the price of caring for family is reducing on-call commitments—and accordingly pay or training progression rates—is that a price you’re willing to pay?
Abstract
Removal of choice can be subtle or implicit, such as when doctors perceive cardiology career progression would be impeded as a part-time trainee,2 or when individuals see the requirements of cardiology training as disparate to their priority of raising a family 3 Conversely, removal of choice can be obvious or explicit, such as when homes, lives or families are disrupted, or when personal circumstance—for example, divorce and ill-health—conflicts with training requirements 4 Choose life For trainees and consultants struggling to achieve their preferred work–life balance, most often this is because the demands of professional commitments impinge on their non-professional life [ ]it may be that other members of staff would be willing to engage in, and empowered by, alternative arrangements: a carers angiography list that starts and finishes outside of conventional timings, for example [ ]stated this way, professionals can often realise it is their non-professional life that they want prioritised: if the price of caring for family is reducing on-call commitments—and accordingly pay or training progression rates—is that a price you’re willing to pay? [ ]to maintain sanity, takesome leave every 3 months