scholarly journals Maintaining patient safety within the european working time directive; a novel weekend handover system

2015 ◽  
Vol 23 ◽  
pp. S100
Author(s):  
M.X. Jabbal ◽  
A. Khader ◽  
J.G. Jefferies
Keyword(s):  
Patient Safety ◽  
Working Time ◽  
European Working Time Directive ◽  
European Working ◽  
Working Time Directive

EWTD 2009 – meeting the challenge in surgery

2008 ◽  
Vol 90 (3) ◽  
pp. 80-81 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael Horrocks ◽  
Jo Cripps
Keyword(s):  
Patient Safety ◽  
Service Delivery ◽  
Safety Training ◽  
Working Time ◽  
European Working Time Directive ◽  
Surgical Services ◽  
Team Working ◽  
European Working ◽  
Working Time Directive ◽  
And Training

With 17 months to go before the August 2009 European Working Time Directive (EWTD) deadline, work must begin now to give trainers and trainees time to test potential solutions and work out the best method of achieving compliance while protecting patient safety, training and service delivery. Team working is essential, not just among surgeons – all those involved in commissioning, planning, managing and delivering surgical services and training will need to work together.

scholarly journals EWTD: maintaining the pressure

2009 ◽  
Vol 91 (8) ◽  
pp. 258-259 ◽  
Author(s):  
John Black
Keyword(s):  
Medical Association ◽  
Working Time ◽  
European Working Time Directive ◽  
News Item ◽  
Junior Doctors ◽  
Public Concern ◽  
European Working ◽  
Working Time Directive ◽  
First Time ◽  
Radio Programme

The ill-judged introduction of the 48-hour week demanded by the European Working Time Directive (EWTD) was the first news item on every television and radio programme on Saturday 1 August, indicating just how successful the College has been in raising public concern. It was encouraging that the British Medical Association (BMA) speakers were for the first time expressing serious anxiety, largely about the effects on training and about pressure being put on junior doctors to falsify their hours returns. All conversions to the cause are welcome, however late in the day. It is disappointing that the BMA is not yet stressing the dangers to patients, which they are surely hearing about from their members working in the acute specialties.

scholarly journals Maximizing time from the constraining European Working Time Directive (EWTD): The Heidelberg New Working Time Model

2014 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Simon Schimmack ◽  
Ulf Hinz ◽  
Andreas Wagner ◽  
Thomas Schmidt ◽  
Hendrik Strothmann ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Working Time ◽  
European Working Time Directive ◽  
Time Model ◽  
European Working ◽  
Working Time Model ◽  
Working Time Directive

Optimizing training opportunities for otolaryngology senior house officers: an audit

2006 ◽  
Vol 120 (7) ◽  
pp. 583-586 ◽  
Author(s):  
J Wasson ◽  
N Jacobsen ◽  
D Bowdler ◽  
C Hopkins
Keyword(s):  
Working Time ◽  
European Working Time Directive ◽  
Medical Careers ◽  
Surgeon Training ◽  
European Working ◽  
Cent Case ◽  
Audit Cycle ◽  
Working Time Directive ◽  
Training Opportunities ◽  
Made In

Implementation of the European Working Time Directive and the Modernising Medical Careers initiative will mean junior surgeons must be trained in fewer hours over a shorter period. For this reason, junior surgeon training opportunities must be optimized. We undertook a departmental audit to identify where opportunities to train senior house officers (SHOs) in theatre were being lost, so that appropriate timetable changes could be made in order to optimize exposure to suitable surgical cases. During the first audit cycle, the SHOs followed their existing timetable and theatre attendance was monitored prospectively over a two-week period. Only 30 per cent of theatre sessions were attended and case participation was only 27 per cent. Simple timetable changes were made to maximize SHO theatre attendance, and a second prospective two-week audit was undertaken. The new rota yielded 46 per cent theatre attendance and 48 per cent case participation.

The changing role of the otolaryngology Senior House Officer

2006 ◽  
Vol 88 (2) ◽  
pp. 66-68 ◽  
Author(s):  
AK Arya ◽  
KP Gibbin
Keyword(s):  
Patient Safety ◽  
Junior Doctor ◽  
House Officer ◽  
European Working Time Directive ◽  
Junior Doctors ◽  
Senior House Officer ◽  
European Working ◽  
Working Time Directive ◽  
Changing Role

The European Working Time Directive (EWTD) has led to a reduction in the number of hours that a junior doctor is allowed to work. The Hospital at Night project aims to reduce juniors' presence at night through more efficient working. Otolaryngology has been considered to be one of the surgical specialties in which generic junior doctors covering more than one specialty could effectively function. The hope is to reduce junior doctors' hours sufficiently without compromising their training or patient safety.

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