What have colleagues negotiated with their employing trusts when the trust
wants the consultant to come in, when on-call, to queue bash.I acknowledge
the specialty has indicated it disapproves of trusts abusing consultants to
address 4hr breach targets-as opposed to clinical targets, but that does not
seem to stop them trieing as I found out at 0320hr this morning-despite me
being involved in writing an escalation policy that did not include calling
consultants in.
I understand some hospitals remunerate the consultants with a fee
commensurate with what surgeons get paid to do waiting list initiative, I
also appreciate the new contract enables use of compensatory leave when
consultants are significanlty disturbed at night.
Any info appreciated.
mark at macclesfield
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