Three fifths of junior doctors say that there is insufficient staff to fill rotas

Doctors say they are struggling to offer adequate care during a staffing crisis that endangers patients.

A survey found that almost three fifths of junior doctors in Scotland believe there are not enough staff to fill the workplace rota on a daily or weekly basis, with implications for safety.

More than a third of Scottish consultants said there were regular gaps in rotas, the survey by the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons found.

Last year it emerged that junior doctors were working more than 90 hours a week in Scotland despite a pledge to tackle exhausting shift patterns after the death of a young medic.

Lauren Connelly, 23, died after her car veered off the motorway as she drove home from a 12-hour night