'I didn't see my children awake for seven days': the painful pursuit of work-life balance for doctors

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By Erin Dean

As a new Doctors.net.uk survey shows that most doctors with young children struggle to find suitable childcare, several describe the at-times impossible juggle and what it has meant for their careers and life at home.

During a recent working week, general surgery registrar Ms Radhika Chadha didn’t get to see her toddler or four-year-old awake at all.