Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Contributors
- Foreword
- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- Section 1 Core knowledge
- Chapter 1 Audit
- Chapter 2 Care bundles
- Chapter 3 Checklists
- Chapter 4 Clinical dashboards
- Chapter 5 Complaints procedure
- Chapter 6 European Working Time Directive
- Chapter 7 Good medical practice
- Chapter 8 Guidelines
- Chapter 9 Preparation of a curriculum vitae
- Chapter 10 Medical interviews
- Chapter 11 Role of the consultant
- Section 2 Core skills
- Section 3 Important bodies
- Section 4 Information, evidence and research
- Section 5 Money
- Section 6 NHS structures
- Section 7 Operations
- Section 8 Safety and quality
- Section 9 Staff issues
- Index
- References
Chapter 6 - European Working Time Directive
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 05 March 2012
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Contributors
- Foreword
- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- Section 1 Core knowledge
- Chapter 1 Audit
- Chapter 2 Care bundles
- Chapter 3 Checklists
- Chapter 4 Clinical dashboards
- Chapter 5 Complaints procedure
- Chapter 6 European Working Time Directive
- Chapter 7 Good medical practice
- Chapter 8 Guidelines
- Chapter 9 Preparation of a curriculum vitae
- Chapter 10 Medical interviews
- Chapter 11 Role of the consultant
- Section 2 Core skills
- Section 3 Important bodies
- Section 4 Information, evidence and research
- Section 5 Money
- Section 6 NHS structures
- Section 7 Operations
- Section 8 Safety and quality
- Section 9 Staff issues
- Index
- References
Summary
The European Working Time Directive (EWTD) is a directive from the Council of European Union (93/104/EC) to protect the health and safety of workers in the European Union. It lays down minimum requirements in relation to working hours, rest periods, annual leave and working arrangements. The Directive was enacted in UK law and took effect from 1 October 1998. It has applied to both consultants and non-consultant career grades since implementation. However, doctors in training were exempted until August 2004, when a phased reduction from 58 hours to 48 hours in 2009 applied. The working time regulations place a legal requirement on employers and build on the progress made through the New Deal. Contracts requiring doctors in training to work outside the Regulations are now illegal.
Key aspects
No more than 48 hours per week, averaged over a reference period
11 hours' continuous rest in 24 hours
24 hours continuous rest in 7 days (or 48 hours in 14 days)
20-minute break in work periods of over 6 hours
4 weeks' annual leave
For night workers, an average of no more than 8 hours' work in 24 over the reference period.
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- Management Essentials for Doctors , pp. 13 - 15Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2011