&gt; I have never seen any evidence of a significant increase in critical errors.<p>Google: study fatigue doctors. It&#x27;s literally there on the first page.<p>&gt; Poor remuneration is in no way related to great bedside skills<p>I&#x27;m not sure you&#x27;re familiar with the issue in the UK. It&#x27;s both about extra work and what counts as &quot;unsocial hours&quot;. Considering the first to emigrate will be (were, actually) the doctors with better skills... yes, all skills are very related to how they&#x27;re treated.