Comments on: Junior Doctor EWTD http://blog.mikedavidsmith.com/2009/08/junior-doctor-ewtd/ Random Musings Sat, 10 Dec 2011 19:07:20 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Roy Pounder http://blog.mikedavidsmith.com/2009/08/junior-doctor-ewtd/comment-page-1/#comment-1681 Roy Pounder Sun, 02 Aug 2009 10:24:16 +0000 http://blog.mikedavidsmith.com/?p=130#comment-1681 I'm very sympathetic to your views, and clearly one cannot learn when exhausted. The EWTD has two parts - one enforces daily rest of >11 hours - and that's what provides much increased safety for doctor and patient. The limitation on working hours has virtually nothing to do with safety, and everything to do with manipulating the labour market. In fact, juniors can opt-out of the working hours regulations and choose to work up to 56h/w, and if non-resident on-call they can be on call-up to 72h/w. More than enough! See www.rotageek.com for full explanations I’m very sympathetic to your views, and clearly one cannot learn when exhausted. The EWTD has two parts – one enforces daily rest of >11 hours – and that’s what provides much increased safety for doctor and patient. The limitation on working hours has virtually nothing to do with safety, and everything to do with manipulating the labour market.

In fact, juniors can opt-out of the working hours regulations and choose to work up to 56h/w, and if non-resident on-call they can be on call-up to 72h/w. More than enough!

See http://www.rotageek.com for full explanations

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