Opposition Health spokesperson Zac Kirkup says WA's health service is being put at risk with the impact doctor shortages are having on the mental health and stress of junior doctors. 

On Friday an email sent to all medical staff at Fiona Stanley Hospital encouraged staff to treat all their junior medical officers as a key part of their teams to ensure they did not quit and make existing shortages worse.

<p>Opposition Health spokesperson Zac Kirkup says WA's health service is being put at risk with the impact doctor shortages are having on the mental health and stress of junior doctors.&nbsp;</p>
<p>On Friday an email sent to all medical staff at Fiona Stanley Hospital encouraged staff to treat all their junior medical officers as a key part of their teams to ensure they did not quit and make existing shortages worse.</p>

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