The final countdown


Advice on the implementation of the European Working Time Directive and the rebanding of junior doctors' posts

April 2008

The rush to reband training posts by employers explained.

This guide from the BMA junior doctors committee contains everything you need to work out which band your post should be in, how your rota should (and should not) be regulated and what to do if it goes wrong.

It also contains the rules and regulations covering your working time.

Download the guidance in PDF format using the link on the right.

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See also

  • Survey of junior doctor working arrangements and the European Working Time Directive

    Read more here

See also

  • Survey of members views on the European Working Time Directive

    Read more here