I may have missed a thread on this already but....
Do any of you have experience of the new all singing, all dancing (not neccessarily by fully trained dancers but by people who are able to dance safely) answer to the EWTD the hospital at night scheme.
I know that Morecambe Bay, and I think Royal London amongst others are trialing it.
Has it had any knock on implications for A&E docs, not just in terms of being part of the team but availability of 'specilaties' to refer to. I note from the BMJ news magazine that there is a plan to have surgical registrars on for a number of hospitals instead of just their own etc etc.
For surgery read any specialty you like. (except Peads where the patients are selfish enough to require Specialist specialists who can't cross cover)
How is it actually working?
The BMJ News mag makes it sound like its all very lovely and going to make us all better doctors and patients will obviously be better off too.(unless you have a perforation in one hospital when the reg is busy in theatre in another)
Cheers
Peter Cutting
SpR Manchester Rotation
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