title: Working hours. Hardy annuals.
abstract: Employing nurses on annual-hours contracts which include on-call and stand-down duties has led to more efficient deployment of staff in relation to workload. The system has cut the use of agency nurses and bank staff and reduced staffing costs. The majority of staff who took part in the pilot scheme have chosen to remain on annual-hours contracts.
authors.affiliation: Aberdeen Royal Hospitals Trust, UK.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Rennie
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Allanach
mesh_terms: D017046:Cost Savings; D006779:Hospitals, Public / Q000191:economics; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital / Q000600:supply & distribution*; D010561:Personnel Staffing and Scheduling; D010865:Pilot Projects; D013222:State Medicine; D013996:Time and Motion Studies; D006113:United Kingdom; D000078329:Workforce