Improving Doctors' Working Lives

Shared Documents for EWTD and New Deal

Useful documents for anyone involved with the New Deal and EWTD. More documents are always welcome! Please send them to admin@idwl.info.

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Official publications for download

Safe handover: safe patients - Guidance on clinical handover for clinicians and managers. BMA/NPSA/MA joint publication, August 2004.

Guidance on Doctors' Hours

Hampshire WDD's guidance on hours - an excellent summary of the rules. The document is a 78-page Acrobat Reader document. With thanks to Steve Harris at the former Hampshire WDC.
Doctors' Hours presentation. With thanks to NAMPS and to Jayn Ammantoola.

New ways of working

Virtual Night Hospital. With thanks to Nick Savage at the NHS Confederation.

Templates

Diary Monitoring
Counter Fraud statement - now compulsory for juniors, though it can be adapted to fit your format.
Full shift diary template with counter fraud paragraph (based on GOSH exception template)
On call diary template with counter fraud paragraph
24hr partial shift diary template with counter fraud paragraph
16hr partial shift diary template with counter fraud paragraph
Original GOSH Diary Template for full shift exception reporting
With thanks to Hilary Cass and Colin Starling at Great Ormond Street Hospital.
On Call Template - an exception report form based on the GOSH full shift template.
Bart's Shift Questionnaire With thanks to Ian Allsup at Bart's and the London.
Hammersmith detailed diary card template With thanks to Emma Cameron at the Hammersmith.
RBB grid-style diary template With thanks to Nicole Dunn at Royal Berkshire and Battle Hospitals.
WLMHT non-resident on call diary template With thanks to Christine Lynch at West London Mental Health NHS Trust.
Monitoring advice With thanks to Jayn Ammantoola at Bart's.

Compensatory rest
Template compensatory rest claim form. With thanks to Nick Wood, Colin Starling and Ian Rothwell.

Banding changes
Approval To Change Band form. Originally distributed by London Regional Action Team. With thanks to Sarah Connelly at NELWDC.
The following comprehensive documents for each stage are templates from Greater Manchester - NHS Northwest. With thanks to Dr Yasmin Ahmed-Little.
Rebanding template August 05
Junior Doctor approval - stage 1a
Rota approval - stage 1b
Educational approval - stage 1c
Monitoring Evidence in support of a request - stage 3

Flexible Trainees (pre new contract - see flexible training page for more information)

Choices for doctors wishing to train flexibly
Managers: What to do when a Flexible Trainee arrives
Current & future funding for flexible trainees

Flexible Trainees presentation
With thanks to NAMPS and to Jayn Ammantoola.

Training for full shift doctors

Educating doctors - providing training for those working on a full shift. Deanery Conference talks – May 03. With thanks to Jayn Ammantoola.

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      • The legislation
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          • Shiftwork and night duty - advice
            • The new consultant contract
              • Doctors' living and working conditions
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