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Calling Time

Calling Time: Issue 11

Calling Time is a bimonthly publication which is circulated widely across the NHS.

The newsletter will update the reader on progress and discuss how the NHS is meeting the challenge. It will keep you informed of initiatives being tested and other work in progress that could help you in developing and implementing your own compliance plans. We hope to share learning, practical information and access to resources from the UK as well as other parts of the world.

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the final countdown Working Time Directive 2009: The Final Countdown exhibition
A review by Lynne Greenwood.
 
editorial Editorial
Welcome to the 11th Edition of Calling Time, featuring a focus on the highly successful third Working Time Directive exhibition.
WTD IT Solutions Pilot Sites WTD IT Solutions Pilot Sites
New technology combined with innovative ways of working is helping two trusts to meet the Working Time Directive.
 
WTD Royal Colleges projects WTD Royal Colleges projects
Meeting the Working Time Directive (WTD) 48 hour requirement is a major challenge for acute specialties in 2009.
Workforce evaluation tool Workforce evaluation tool
The workforce evaluation tool supports the Skills for Health - Workforce Projects Team’s Six Step Guide to Workforce Planning.
 
Northampton General Hospital Pilot Northampton General Hospital Pilot
A holistic, multidisciplinary approach to achieving WTD compliance.

Conference Special

  
The Final Countdown Keynote speech The Final Countdown Keynote speech
Professor Sir George Alberti, national clinical director for emergency access for the Department of Health.
 
Developing solutions with the Royal Colleges Developing solutions with the Royal Colleges
The introduction of new roles and different rota designs are among the solutions under consideration.
Workforce Solutions not just for WTD 2009 Workforce Solutions not just for WTD 2009
Solutions to the major challenge of meeting next year’s WTD deadline and the evidence to prove they are effective.
 
Legal advice Legal advice
The legal implications of WTD, including its enforcement, sanctions and penalties, were spelled out by representatives of Bevan Brittan in six fully booked sessions at the exhibition.
Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG) and the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (RCPCH) The Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG) and the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (RCPCH)
 
Homerton and Whittington Homerton and Whittington
Two London trusts working as pilot sites for WTD 2009, have revealed their approaches for achieving compliance.
Making Hospital at Night Mainstream Making Hospital at Night Mainstream and Beyond
 
Teamworking and Cooperation meeting the challenge Teamworking and Cooperation meeting the challenge
Stockport and Avon and Wiltshire trusts look at innovative ways to reduce junior doctors hours.
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