From April next year, the "Work Style Reform" will begin to apply the upper limit on holidays and overtime work to working physicians who treat patients. Many of the university hospitals that responded said that shortening working hours would have an impact on securing research hours.
balancing work style reform and maintaining hospital functions is an issue, the survey found. "There are many problems that cannot be solved by medical institutions alone," the survey's chairman said. "It is necessary to proceed in cooperation with local governments," he added.