| Working Time Directive update |
Working Towards Compliance: Fact you Need to Know
August 2009 is the deadline for being compliant with the European Working Time Directive (EWTD).
Skills for Health - Workforce Projects Team is pleased to outline and clarify a number of key points that should be considered whilst working towards the Directive.
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| Upcoming Events |
Working Time Directive deadline fast approaching
There are six months to go until August 2009.
Are you looking for a practical approach to reaching compliance?
Do you want to hear from others who are already compliant and to learn from their experiences?
Rota Design workshops
Ensuring that rotas for doctors in training are WTD 2009 compliant can prove difficult for any trust.
To aid this process, Workforce Projects Team has commissioned four workshops across England focusing on tools, techniques and resources available to assist trusts address issues of non compliant working patterns. The workshops are being held in January and February 2009. They aim to equip those working within trusts who have responsibility for supporting the process of developing WTD 2009 compliant rotas.
Due to popular demand we are holding an additional workshop in London on 24th February 2009
Register your interest as places are limited to 35 per workshop >>>
East Midlands
Date: Tuesday 3rd March 2009.
More information will be available soon.
NHS North West
Sharing Success - EWTD The North West Way
Manchester United Football Stadium, Old Trafford, Manchester
In the North West the 48 hour working week for junior doctors has been implemented since August 2008, one year ahead of the national deadline of August 2009. Join us for a day of innovative ideas to help you manage this change and share in our solutions.
Date: Tuesday 24th March 2009
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Taking Care 24/7
One of the most successful WTD pilot sites, Homerton University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, is holding a one day event to discuss how it has achieved European Working Time Directive compliance for its doctors in training over 18 months early. Hear how restructuring a busy district general hospital's elective and emergency patient care contributed to this achievement.
Date: Friday 27th March, 10am - 3.30pm
For more information about the event contact:
Patricia Mustafa on 020 8510 7320 or email Patricia.Mustafa@homerton.nhs.uk
Click here for other WTD and Workforce Projects Team events >>>
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Calling Time |
Calling Time 13 - celebrating the success
Following the festive period, there is already plenty of activity planned in 2009 in the form of events and sharing of best practice. Calling Time 13 includes a list of WTD events, a collection of practical tools to assist you with your projects, along with overviews of some of the trusts which have already implemented/achieved full WTD 2009 compliance . It is available on the Healthcare Workforce portal.
View Calling Time 13 articles >>>
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| Calling Time survey |
We will be undertaking a short online survey of Calling Time at the end of January. We hope that you will spare five minutes to complete the survey to help us improve our future communications with you.
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