title: European Working Time Directive: implications for surgical training.
abstract: The forthcoming implementation of the European Working Time Directive (EWTD) for non-consultant hospital doctors (NCHDs) poses a number of challenges in the areas of patient care, training, service provision and quality of life for workers. Surgery, as a craft-based speciality, will face a greater impact on training of future surgeons as operating time could be lost to service provision. The EWTD acts a stimulus for reform of current working practices and re-configuration of services. It will necessitate transformation of the way in which surgeons are trained, if current standards are to be maintained.
authors.affiliation: Midlands Regioonal Hospital, Tullamore, Co Offaly. donohoe.claire@gmail.com
authors.forename: C L
authors.initials: CL
authors.lastname: Donohoe
authors.forename: M K
authors.initials: MK
authors.lastname: Sayana
authors.forename: M T
authors.initials: MT
authors.lastname: Kennedy
authors.forename: D M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Niall
mesh_terms: D002983:Clinical Competence; D005062:European Union; D013502:General Surgery / Q000193:education* / Q000639:trends; D006801:Humans; D007396:Internship and Residency / Q000458:organization & administration*; D007494:Ireland; D015279:Organizational Culture; D010561:Personnel Staffing and Scheduling / Q000458:organization & administration*; D013222:State Medicine / Q000458:organization & administration