Question reference: S1W-00961
- Asked by: Ben Wallace, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: 19 August 1999
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Current status: Answered by Susan Deacon on 3 September 1999
Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many junior Doctors are presently contracted to work 72 or more hours per week.
Answer
The current target is that no junior doctor on an on-call rota should be contracted to work for more than an average of 72 hours per week. On 31 March 1999, 98.1% of junior doctors working in Scotland met this target. The number contracted to work in excess of 72 hours is now 76 (out of 4053) and continues to fall.We have announced joint plans with the BMA to accelerate compliance with working hours targets and other improvements to junior doctors' working conditions.