Events diary

There are a range of regional events taking place in 2009 regarding various aspects of the 2009 Working Time Directive (WTD).

To find out more, keep up to date with event dates or review the presentations after the events visit www.healthcareworkforce.nhs.uk/events

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 will be 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.

13th January - London 15th January - Manchester
10th February - Leeds 12th February - Bristol
Register your interest as places are limited to 35 per workshop at www.healthcareworkforce.nhs.uk/rotadesignworkshops

Regional WTD events
22nd January - NHS West Midlands Maternity Trinetwork event
Sharing and planning across maternity networks. How we can work together?

The event will bring together stakeholders of maternity services from across the West Midlands to share good practice, discuss the challenges and plan for the future. It promises to be a day full of engaging activities and purposeful work.

www.healthcareworkforce.nhs.uk/eventreports for presentations from the day.

23rd January
Improving Doctors’ Training within the European Working Time Directive
This one day event is aimed at both doctors and managers with a focus on improving the quality of doctors’ training whilst working a 48 hour week. For many trusts this is a challenge. We will hear about these challenges from David Sowden, senior responsible officer, MMC and Ram Moorthy, former chair, BMA Junior Doctors Committee, and from trusts, both local and further afield, on how some have been able to change the way they work to support training and WTD. There is no one solution, different specialties and trusts will need to work differently depending on their needs. www.healthcareworkforce.nhs.uk/eventreports for presentations from the day.

3rd February - NHS Education South Central
178 days and counting... European
Working Time Directive Conference
This one-day conference will discuss the implications of the European Working Time Directive for trusts and the impact of moving to a 48 hour week for postgraduate medical education and training; with the opportunity to share best practice and explore innovative approaches to education and training.
Overall aims of the event:

• To share best practice in compliance
• To safeguard training
• To explore new ways of learning to ensure our staff are competent despite fewer hours in which to train

Contact Clare Ruthven-Stuart on 01865 740611
clare.ruthven-stuart@nesc.nhs.uk

11th February - NHS West Midlands
Deliver the Directive
The aim of the event is to showcase some good examples of practice within the West Midlands at a market place event, and to also hold some facilitative workshops to share knowledge. The day will focus on positive and negative issues experienced locally, to support learning to aid in ensuring full compliance of rotas. For further information contact Jo Lloyd, 0121 213 1988, jo.lloyd@westmidlands.nhs.uk

24th March - NHS North West
Sharing Success, EWTD The North West Way
In the North West the 48 hour working week for doctors has been implemented since August one year ahead of the National Deadline in 2009. Join us for a day of innovative ideas manage this change and share in our solutions.

Come and learn our strategic approach and the operational details regarding this achievement.
Contact Kate Molloy 0161 234 6651
EWTDconference2009@nwpgmd.nhs.uk