Written question asked by Archie Norman (Conservative) on Wednesday, 21 July 2004, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 7 September 2004. It was answered by Lord Hutton of Furness (Labour) on Tuesday, 7 September 2004 on behalf of the Department of Health.
Dept of Health
- Question
- To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many (a) house officers, (b) senior house officers, (c) specialist registrars, (d) general practitioners, (e) consultants, (f) associate specialists, (g) staff grades and (h) clinical assistants have signed a formal opt-out from the Working Time Directive; how many (a) primary care trusts, (b) acute hospital trusts and (c) social care trusts have medical staff who have signed a formal opt-out from the Working Time Directive. - Including ref to Working Time Regulations 1998 and fact that information on take-up is not held centrally.
- Answer
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Mr. Norman: To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) how many (a) house officers, (b) senior house officers, (c) specialist registrars, (d) general practitioners, (e) consultants, (f) associate specialists, (g) staff grades and (h) clinical assistants have signed a formal opt-out from the Working Time Directive; [186362] (2) how many (a) primary care trusts, (b) acute hospital trusts and (c) social care trusts have medical staff who have signed a formal opt-out from the Working Time Directive. [186365] Mr. Hutton: The Working Time Directive is a legal requirement on which implementation is being taken forward locally. Under Regulation 5 of the Working Time Regulations 1998, individuals are allowed to voluntarily agree in writing with their employer to exceed the maximum average weekly working time of 48 hours. As this is an agreement made locally, information on take- up is not held centrally.
Secondary information
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- Reference
- 424 c1102W; 186362;186365
- Session
- 2003-04
- Subjects
- Consultants Doctors Resident doctors EU law General practitioners NHS Staff Working hours
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