Current status: Answered by Shona Robison on 30 September 2016
To ask the Scottish Government, further to its news release of 19 June 2014, Helping junior doctors, (a) how many and (b) what proportion of junior doctors have rotas that compel them to work in line with the working time regulations, broken down by NHS board, and what action it takes to enforce this.
100% of Junior Doctor rotas in NHS Scotland are designed to comply fully with the limits of the Working Time Regulations, including the 48 hour average working week, as well as meet the Scottish Government requirements that no Junior Doctor will work for seven nights in a row, or will work for more than seven days/shifts in a row.
All Junior Doctor rotas in NHS Scotland are approved by the Scottish Government’s Medical Workforce Adviser before they can be implemented. Any rota which does not meet the legal, contractual or Scottish Government requirements will not be approved and will have to be amended to meet these requirements before it can be implemented.