Australian hospital manager calls junior doctors ‘a workforce of clinical marshmellows’ in email stuff-up

Health officials rush to apologise as union calls misfired message from administrator tone-deaf' and unacceptable'

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A local health district in New South Wales has apologised after an administrator accidentally sent an email to junior doctors calling them a workforce of clinical marshmellows [sic]".

The email, seen by Guardian Australia, was sent by a medical administration manager at a hospital who appears to be complaining about a doctor's response to a rostering issue.

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