Clinical leaders, members of the medical Royal Colleges, junior doctors and NHS managers made up the 150 strong attendees at our European Working Time Directive conference in London on 15th May. View post conference press release >>>

Thank you to everyone who attended.

The conference was supported by the BMA and NHS London. Speakers highlighted practical EWTD solutions and a full suite of resources and presentations are available here >>>

The NHS is on track to meet the European Working Time Directive by 1 August, according to Miss Wendy Reid, EWTD clinical advisor to the Department of Health in this month's HSJ. Wendy reports that all strategic health authorities, the medical royal colleges and the BMA are working together to monitor organisations' progress and offer solutions to help meet the August deadline. Wendy focuses on safer patient care and highlights the national EWTD pilots' programme.

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Keep up to date with latest news stories:

• BMA calls for more training simulators
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The launch of a number of practical and informative publications from the Workforce Project Team coincided with the EWTD conference.

A Compendium of Solutions for Implementing the EWTD for Doctors in Training

This comprehensive document supporting trusts and SHAs with implementing and sustaining EWTD solutions is aimed at clinicians, HR staff and managers.
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Signposting European Working Time Directive Solutions

This guide provides links and examples for NHS organisations to overcome the 10 main barriers to successful EWTD implementation.
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West Midlands Deanery and the Birmingham and Warwick Universities have independently analysed a range of national EWTD pilot projects.

The evaluation aims to identify and disseminate lessons learned from this experience.

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Thursday 4th June 2009 - Homerton's response to the EWTD Taking Care 24:7

Delegates are invited to attend the one day event at the Education Centre, Homerton University Hospital.

Further information on the event and links to the registration documents can be viewed here >>>