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EWTD, the full-shift system and the tertiary referral centre
Authors: Khan, J.S.1; Iqbal, N.2; Al-Mufti, R.3
Source: Bulletin of The Royal College of Surgeons of England, Volume 87, Number 6, June 2005 , pp. 214-215(2)
Publisher: The Royal College of Surgeons of England
Abstract:
The first phase of implementation of the European Working Time Directive (EWTD) for doctors in training came into effect on 1 August 2004. In its booklet, A Compendium of Solutions to Implementing the Working Time Directive for Doctors in Training from August 2004, the Department of Health states that the weekly working hours of doctors will be reduced 'to 58 with entitlements to daily and weekly rest breaks'.Document Type: Research article
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1308/147363505X44044
Affiliations: 1: SpR, Breast and Endocrine Unit, St Bartholomew's Hospital, London 2: Clinical Fellow, Surgical Short Stay Unit, St Bartholomew's Hospital, London 3: Consultant Breast and Endocrine Surgeon, St Bartholomew's Hospital, London
Publication date: 2005-06-01
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