TY - JOUR T1 - Model for retaining consultants in intensive care JF - Archives of Disease in Childhood JO - Arch Dis Child SP - 1022 LP - 1023 DO - 10.1136/archdischild-2020-318805 VL - 105 IS - 10 AU - Christine Pierce AU - Andy Petros Y1 - 2020/10/01 UR - http://adc.bmj.com/content/105/10/1022.abstract N2 - Understanding the reasons why doctors are retiring early is vital. A report from the British Medical Association recognised that early retirement leads to a loss of expertise and skills to the NHS. Changes to the retirement age and pension regulations mean that consultants will be expected to work until their late 60s. On-call commitments throughout a career is the next most cited reason to retire early in a survey by the Academy of Medical Royal Colleges.1 For front-line specialties, when asked at what age they would choose to stop on-call rotas, 64% felt that 50–59 would be the right age, and only 36% opted … ER -