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Suspension: what it is and how to avoid it

Royal Devon & Exeter Healthcare NHS Trust, Royal Devon & Exeter Hospital (Wonford), Barrack Road, Exeter EX2 5DW, UK

Summary

• Suspension of medical staff has increased substantially in recent years.
  
• It often has distressing and lasting effects on the personnel involved.
  
• There have been recent moves to minimize these effects and to demystify the process.