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.

Implementation of the European Working Time Directive in neurosurgery reduces continuity of care and training opportunities

2010 ◽  
Vol 152 (7) ◽  
pp. 1207-1210 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alexander J. Maxwell ◽  
Matthew Crocker ◽  
Timothy L. Jones ◽  
Dolin Bhagawati ◽  
Marios C. Papadopoulos ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Continuity Of Care ◽  
Working Time ◽  
European Working Time Directive ◽  
European Working ◽  
Working Time Directive ◽  
Training Opportunities ◽  
And Training

scholarly journals Constructive chaos and training in the NHS

2007 ◽  
Vol 89 (3) ◽  
pp. 85-85
Author(s):  
Brian Avery
Keyword(s):  
Detrimental Effect ◽  
Working Hours ◽  
Working Time ◽  
Good Thing ◽  
European Working Time Directive ◽  
European Working ◽  
Working Time Directive ◽  
And Training

Constructive chaos is newly coined political jargon used to justify present upheaval for future benefit. Within the NHS we have seen upheaval with a detrimental effect on training in dentistry and surgery. What has been going on? First there was the intrusion of the European Working Time Directive (EWTD) into the NHS. By and large, this directive is a good thing because it will restrict the working hours of doctors in hospitals to 56 hours per week by 2007 and 48 hours by 2009.

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