Dr Gatenby added: “If I were a teacher, I wouldn’t need to go through a lengthy process to prove I’m disabled every time I changed classrooms.
“But as a doctor with an invisible disability, I must prove to a disability panel that I’m still disabled every single year.”
She is genuinely considering leaving medicine, but said: “I don’t want to, but what choice do I have?
“And yet, I think, if I walk away, who will be left to advocate for other doctors like me?”
Dr Gatenby described how senior colleagues said “you’re not a real doctor” because she cannot do on-call shifts.
“Yet when I ask to be included in weekend rotas, I’m told it’s too much hassle unless I can manage 12-hour shifts straight,” she added.
The BMA is trying to address the issues raised in the survey, as nearly three quarters had not received all of the reasonable adjustments they required.