title: Board's eye view - The weekend effect.
abstract: AS THE festive season approaches, the government will reassure the public that the NHS is sufficiently prepared to avoid a winter crisis. However, winter preparations coincide with a junior doctors' pay campaign and a perceived need for 'seven-day services' because of the 'weekend effect'.
authors.affiliation: University of York.
authors.forename: Mike
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Parker
mesh_terms: D004632:Emergency Medical Services / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D008505:Medical Staff, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration*; D010561:Personnel Staffing and Scheduling / Q000458:organization & administration*; D013222:State Medicine / Q000458:organization & administration*; D015996:Survival Rate; D013997:Time Factors; D006113:United Kingdom