Programme Management

In August 2004 the Working Time Directive (WTD) came into force to protect the health and safety of doctors in training by restricting hours worked (to a maximum of 58) and imposing minimum rest requirements (with a maximum of 13 hours of work in any 24 with at least 11 hours of rest between shifts). The newest challenge has been WTD 2009, which takes the maximum working hours down to 48.

In August 2005, Skills for Health - Workforce Projects Team was awarded the contract to help the NHS develop solutions to the WTD challenge. To help us achieve this task we undertook a baseline review and established links with colleagues from across the NHS. We have been working with our partners to develop, implement and disseminate a range of enabling projects. Our approach to the development of these projects is to:

• listen
• build on the work to date
• focus on delivery
• utilise effective communication strategies
• engage expertise of others
• develop underpinning tools and resources that will support success
• provide high quality project management support.

The final report brings together the work and achievements from across the European Working Time Directive (EWTD) 2009 programme since it began in 2005. Skills for Health - Workforce Projects Team thanks the many NHS teams and key stakeholders who were our partners in developing a wide range of solutions to support implementation.
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