How protective is the working time directive?

Maximizing time from the constraining European Working Time Directive (EWTD): The Heidelberg New Working Time Model

BACKGROUND The introduction of the European Working Time Directive (EWTD) has greatly reduced training hours of surgical residents, which translates into 30% less surgical and clinical experience. Such a dramatic drop in attendance has serious implications such compromised quality of medical care. As the surgical department of the University of Heidelberg, our goal was to establish a model that...

An investigation into how the European Working Time Directive has affected anaesthetic training

BACKGROUND The European Working Time Directive (EWTD) became law in 1993 but only applied to doctors in training in the United Kingdom in 2004. The trainees have in consequence had a reduction in their working hours but also a change to a shift pattern of working. For craft specialities, such as anaesthesia, there are concerns that a reduction in working hours has also led to a reduction in the...

The European working time directive for doctors in training.

The European Working Time Directive: less means less.

Effect of European working time directive on a stroke unit.

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