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WTD Rotas, Handover and Escalation

WTD & New Deal Rotas, handover and escalation

A selection of tools available on rota planning, including a rota database with powerful search engine capabilities that allows trusts access to WTD 2009 compliant rotas, example handover and bleep policies and advice from the royal colleges.

Working towards compliance Working Towards Compliance: Facts You Need to Know
Further advice on WTD compliance rotas can be found here >>>
  
New Deal and WTD booklets New Deal and WTD booklets
A series of booklets focusing on New Deal and WTD issues.
national issues Rota design for 2009
This guide is aimed at equipping key stakeholders with a range of tips and tools to prepare them for designing 48 hour compliant rotas in the run up to August 2009.
  
WTD Compliant Rotas WTD Compliant Rotas
Working in partnership with Skills for Health - Workforce Projects Team, the NHS Workforce Review Team (WRT) has designed a 'rota database' with powerful search engine capabilities.
Rota Planning Rota Planning
Guidance from the Working Time Directive working party
  
Rota Database Rota Database
Working Time Directive Rota Database
Draft Rota Patterns Draft Rota plans
Draft rota plans from the Homerton Acute Care Unit
  
7 x 13 hour shift patterns 7 x 13 hour shift patterns
Working Time Directive National Stakeholder Group discourages the use of 7 x 13 hour shift patterns
Reality Rotas with MMC Reality Rotas with MMC
A presentation delivered by Rayaz Patel.
Presentation
webcastWebcast
  
Working the night shift: preparation, survival and recovery Working the night shift: preparation, survival and recovery
A unique guide to preparing for, surviving and recovering from the night shifts.
Supporting effective handover in an acute trust Supporting effective handover in an acute trust
How a major London acute hospital has used a simple IT tool to support multi team handover.

  
Handover Policy Handover Policy
Handover Policy used by the Countess of Chester Foundation Trust's WTD pilot project team.
Bleep Policy Bleep Policy
Bleep Policy used by the Countess of Chester Foundation Trust WTD pilot project
  
       
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