title: Out of hours cross-cover between oral and maxillofacial surgery and ear, nose and throat surgery.
abstract: Emergency cross-cover between two specialties, oral and maxillofacial surgery and ear, nose and throat surgery, has been introduced and run successfully in York District Hospital for the last 18 months in order to reduce the working hours of junior doctors, as recommended by the New Deal. During this trial period of out of normal hours cross-cover in a two-tier system, we have found that the new arrangement has increased our shared knowledge, understanding and practical experience of both specialties as well as satisfying the service needs with no significant clinical problems arising.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, York District Hospital.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Cheng
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Tandon
mesh_terms: D004503:Education, Medical, Graduate; D004630:Emergencies; D004739:England; D013502:General Surgery / Q000193:education; D006767:Hospitals, District; D006801:Humans; D015274:Interdepartmental Relations; D009551:Night Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D010036:Otolaryngology / Q000458:organization & administration*; D010561:Personnel Staffing and Scheduling / Q000458:organization & administration; D013515:Surgery, Oral / Q000458:organization & administration*