The provision of junior anaesthetic staff for the intensive care unit of a district general hospital: a workable solution?
The problems of staffing an ICU in a District General Hospital at junior level are discussed. The needs of the Unit, the junior staff and the Anaesthetic Department and possible ways of reconciling these are outlined. A system of providing cover using pairs of junior anaesthetists is described in detail. This has been successfully in operation for 18 months and its merits are discussed.
D000761:Anesthesia Department, Hospital; D003266:Continuity of Patient Care; D004739:England; D006748:Hospital Departments; D006801:Humans; D007362:Intensive Care Units; D008505:Medical Staff, Hospital / Q000600:supply & distribution*; D010559:Personnel Management / Q000379:methods*; D010561:Personnel Staffing and Scheduling / Q000379:methods*; D000078329:Workforce