Implementing a 48 h EWTD-compliant rota for junior doctors in the UK does not compromise patients' safety: assessor-blind pilot comparison
| Autor: | Steven W. Lockley, R. Pounder, A. Bakewell, Francesco P. Cappuccio, Christopher P. Landrigan, G. Ward, Frances M. Taggart, M. E. Edmunds, Chen Ji, Ed Peile, J.P. Sullivan |
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| Rok vydání: | 2009 |
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Male Pediatrics medicine.medical_specialty Attitude of Health Personnel medicine.medical_treatment Personnel Staffing and Scheduling Pilot Projects Shift work Patient safety Sleep Disorders Circadian Rhythm Work Schedule Tolerance medicine Humans Prospective Studies Adverse effect Prospective cohort study Sleep hygiene Medical Errors business.industry General Medicine R1 Working time United Kingdom Schedule (workplace) Physical therapy Female business Watchful waiting |
| Zdroj: | QJM. 102:271-282 |
| ISSN: | 1460-2393 1460-2725 |
| DOI: | 10.1093/qjmed/hcp004 |
| Popis: | Background: There are currently no field data about the effect of implementing European Working Time Directive (EWTD)-compliant rotas in a medical setting. Surveys of doctors’ subjective opinions on shift work have not provided reliable objective data with which to evaluate its efficacy. \ud \ud Aim: We therefore studied the effects on patient's safety and doctors’ work-sleep patterns of implementing an EWTD-compliant 48 h work week in a single-blind intervention study carried out over a 12-week period at the University Hospitals Coventry & Warwickshire NHS Trust. We hypothesized that medical error rates would be reduced following the new rota. \ud \ud Methods: Nineteen junior doctors, nine studied while working an intervention schedule of |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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