Working hours and conditions

  • Survey of hospital doctors regarding resource/office provision - final report, March 2008

    The BMA has received anecdotal reports that changes in the provision of office space for hospital doctors are impacting on working practices or patient care. A sample survey of 3,000 UK hospital doctors was undertaken to ascertain whether there have been any changes in the quantity or quality of office space allocated to hospital doctors in the UK.
  • Defining best practice for the work environment, April 2008

    Guidance for consultant doctors which defines the standards and facilities by which consultants should expect to work.
  • Appraisal and medical managers report, May 2007

    This report presents the results of a survey of medical managers in both primary and secondary care settings across England. The questionnaire was sent to the medical director (or equivalent) in all PCTs and NHS trusts across England. A total of 613 completed responses were received. Almost two-thirds of respondents are currently employed as clinical directors and a fifth are employed as medical directors. The majority of respondents are consultants and three-quarters of respondents are male.
  • Medical students welfare survey report, April 2005

    This report presents the results of a national survey of medical students on their views and concerns with regard to the welfare services and support available to them.
  • Implications for health and safety of juniors' working arrangements, August 2000

    A review by the BMA’s Health Policy and Economic Research Unit (HPERU) of the scientific literature on the implications for health and safety of junior doctors’ working arrangements. The review was designed to identify principles that could be applied to the organisation of junior doctors’ working patterns that would ensure protection both for the doctors themselves and patients.

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