The European Working Time Directive (EWTD) Conference
by Kirsty on Apr.09, 2009, under Training & Development
The European Working Time Directive (EWTD) will apply in full to trainee doctors from 1st August 2009. The exception to this is doctors who have been in training since 1998. The EWTD aims to protect the health and safety of doctors and also have improve patient care by improving the work hours, rest periods and work-life balance of doctors.
The EWTD says that doctors must have 1 day off per week (24 hours per 7 days or 48 hours per 14 day working period), and a maximum working day of 13 hours, therefore 11 hours rest per day. Additionally they must have a 20 minute break every 6 hours.
If this topic is of interest to you, the EWTD 2009 Conference, London, 26th June 2009, www.ewtd2009.co.uk may be of interest
