'Supporting the welfare, rights and inclusion of chronically ill and physically disabled doctors and medical students'
Advice for Older Doctors
As a more senior doctor, maybe someone who is be approaching retirement, there are more specific considerations which may not have been addressed elsewhere on this site. There are often more health concerns to consider as one gets older and issues such as working less than full time, job shares and requirements for revalidation may all need to be considered in a subtly different light due to your individual circumstances. We hope the below document will be of value to you regarding some of these issues
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:Later careers - stemming the drain of expertise and skills from the profession
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Many of the conditions which develop with age and cause morbidity in the later decades of life and work tend to be fluctuating conditions. You may therefore also find our section on Fluctuating Conditions helpful