According to the junior doctors' handbook, a junior must have a restbreak of 30 minutes after every
4 hours, and so in an 8 hour shift is entitled to a 30 minute rest break and in a 9 hour shift a 1 hour
break.
Therefore, if a junior is rostered for a 9 hour shift (say 8 to 17) they are paid for and work (so far as
the New Deal is concerned) 8 hours. That is, exactly the same rationale as nursing shifts. Correct?
I ask because currently our juniors are being paid band 2a as the average week is 48-50 hours which
will fall to 1a and 43-45hours if we are not paying them for rest periods.
Best wishes,
Rowley Cottingham
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