Rota Design for 2009 - North Western Deanery

Appendicesbreaks and set out ‘bleep free’ periods when wardstaff should refrain from contacting junior medicalstaff (except in an emergency).4.2 It will be the junior doctors’ responsibility to take asuitable break, notifying their immediate clinicalteam that they are taking a break and that theyare not to be contacted for a period of 30minutes, except in an emergency.Communication5.1 The above requirements will be communicatedwidely to all consultant teams, nursing staff,directorate managers, divisional general managersand the wards. Explicit reference to thesearrangements will be made at junior doctorinduction with a hard copy handed out to all newappointments.5.2 Each directorate will feedback to junior doctorsregularly regarding overruns and incidents whichprecluded junior doctors from taking a naturalbreaks and complying with the working pattern.Agreement and Review Date6.1 This agreement has been reached with thedivisions and representatives of the (needs fullunabbreviated names first) SHO and SpR grade.6.2 This policy will be reviewed annually followingeach period of monitoring or earlier if the needarises.6.3 This policy has been approved by the capital andworkforce planning meeting held on 6th July2007.Implementation date: 1st August 2007Review Date: Following annual monitoring of juniordoctor hours or earlier if required57