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A flu patient who waited for 12 hours overnight in a hospital emergency department after coughing up blood has said the NHS “isn’t just broken, it is out of time”. Anthony Goldcrown, 47 ...
In December 2017, the trust reported 122 breaches of the 12-hour target in A&E – the worst performance in England and only 70.3 per cent of patients were seen within the four-hour target. [22] 122 people at Southmead Hospital were left on trolleys in corridors for more than 12 hours during December. [23]
The evidence for harm to people who are deprived of sleep, or work irregular hours, is robust. Research from Europe and the United States on nonstandard work hours and sleep deprivation found that late-hour workers are subject to higher risks of gastrointestinal disorders, cardiovascular disease, breast cancer, miscarriage, preterm birth, and low birth weight of their newborns.
A doctor at a leading London hospital has recorded a video diary detailing the pressures of his job within the NHS as new strikes are launched. Dr Philip Kelly, a consultant general physician, and ...
[12] Another issue is the amount of driving an ECA has to do during a 12-hour shift, as driving time regulations do not apply to emergency services. Whilst either of the crew members may drive when responding to an emergency case, the paramedic is more likely to attend a patient during an emergency transport, meaning that the ECA is likely to ...
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Other reforms have included the 28 holiday minimum per year, 20 minute breaks for each six hours worked, and a maximum average of 8 hours work in a 24-hour period for night-workers (the average is usually calculated over 17 weeks, but it can be over a longer period of up to 52 weeks if the workers and the employer agree). [2]
In 1991, the government, the NHS and the British Medical Association (BMA) agreed a package of measures on working hours, pay and conditions which was called the New Deal for Junior Doctors. The Doctors' duty hours, which were felt to be excessive, were reduced to a maximum average of 56 hours actual work and 72 hours on call duty per week ...