Can anyone enlighten me on some of the details of this legislation? There
remain some points I'm not clear about.
1 Will it apply to "seniors" as well as to "juniors"?
2 Will it apply to "working" i.e. on-call from home, or just to resident
work?
3 Does it come into force for all on August 2004?
4 What are the penalties for non-compliance?
5 Will it apply to locums, and how can they be "policed"?
6 How will it affect GPs who provide 24-hour cover?
I'd be grateful for any advice any of you (especially Andrew!) can offer.
Adrian Fogarty
A&E Consultant
Royal Free Hospital
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