Scottish Healthcare » European Working Time Directive http://scottishhealthcare.co.uk Improving Patient Care Through Technology Fri, 04 May 2012 12:13:00 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 NHS in Scotland employs 150 extra staff to cope with EU working hours directive http://scottishhealthcare.co.uk/staffing-levels/nhs-in-scotland-employs-150-extra-staff-to-cope-with-eu-working-hours-directive/ http://scottishhealthcare.co.uk/staffing-levels/nhs-in-scotland-employs-150-extra-staff-to-cope-with-eu-working-hours-directive/#comments Wed, 05 Aug 2009 09:26:57 +0000 admin http://scottishhealthcare.co.uk/38/nhs-in-scotland-employs-150-extra-staff-to-cope-with-eu-working-hours-directive/

Is this an opportunity to improve systems and technology??

New European rules reducing junior doctors’ hours to a maximum of 48 per week came into force at the weekend.

NHS Grampian revealed it had employed 60 additional staff in order to comply with the European Working Time Directive.

Read the article HERE

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